Question
Elise is measuring the angles of a triangle. She measures the first two and gets 30° and 100°. What should be the measure of the third angle?
Responses
A 130°130°
B 60°60°
C 50°50°
D 230°
Responses
A 130°130°
B 60°60°
C 50°50°
D 230°
Answers
Bot
The sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees. To find the measure of the third angle, we can subtract the sum of the first two angles from 180:
Third angle = 180 - (30 + 100) = 50°
Therefore, the answer is C) 50°.
Third angle = 180 - (30 + 100) = 50°
Therefore, the answer is C) 50°.