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Each exterior angle measure is one eighth the measure of each interior angle??

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Answer:

Exterior angle = 20 degrees

Interior angle = 160 degrees

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Step-by-step explanation:

The phrasing "Each exterior angle measure is one eighth the measure of each interior angle" means,

exterior = (1/8)*(interior)

That rearranges to

interior = 8*(exterior)

Let's say x is the measure of the unknown exterior angle. That makes 8x the measure of the interior angle

The two must add to 180 to form a straight line.

interior + exterior = 180

8x + x = 180

9x = 180

x = 180/9

x = 20 is the measure of the exterior angle

8x = 8*20 = 160 is the measure of the interior angle

Note how 160+20 = 180 to verify our answers.

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