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Answer:

x = 155°

Explanation:

Given hexagon ABCDEF, you want to find the measure of interior angle E. Angles at vertices A, B, C, D, and F are specified.

Angle sum

The sum of the interior angles of an n-sided polygon is ...

angle sum = (n -2)180°

For the 6-sided polygon given, the sum of interior angles is ...

(6-2)180° = 720°

Application

The interior angle at vertex B is 360° -80° = 280°.

The interior angle at vertex D is 180° -115° = 65°.

Then the sum of interior angles is ...

A +B +C +D +E +F = 720°

85° +280° +30° +65° +x +105° = 720° . . . . . substitute known values

565° +x = 720° . . . . . . . collect terms

x = 155° . . . . . . . . . . subtract 565°

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Additional comment

The angles in the attached figure are drawn to scale.

An alternate solution might draw segment CX through vertex B so that the figure containing angle x has no reflex interior angles. Then the interior angles of pentagon ABXEF will total 540°. Known angles in that figure are A=85°, B=100°, X=95°, F=105°. Then E=x=540° -385° = 155°.

We took this approach initially, to verify that the angle sum of the given hexagon remained 720° even with the reflex interior angle at B.

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