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The sum of the three angles of a quadrilateral is 310°, what is the measure of the fourth angle?

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The sum of the angles in a quadrilateral is 360 degrees. Let x represent the fouth angle. If the sum of the three angles of the quadrilateral is 310, it means that

310 + x = 360

subtracting 310 from both sides,

310 - 310 + x = 360 - 310

x = 50

the measure of the fourth angle is 50 degrees

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