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Explain why a trapezoid is a quadrilateral but a quadrilateral is not always a trapezoid.

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A quadrilateral can be any shape with 4 sides, for example parallelograms, rhombi, squares, kites, and also trapezoids. Since a quadrilateral can be any of these that I just listed, a quadrilateral is not always a trapezoid.
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A trapezoid is a quadrilateral because it has 4 sides. A quadrilateral is not always a trapezoid because a quadrilateral can be any shape as long as it has four sides.

I may not make sense but I hoped this helped! :)
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