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Problem
If the sum of all the angles except one of a convex polygon is , then the number of sides of the polygon must be
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Let be the number of sides in the polygon. The number of interior angles in the polygon is . We know that the sum of all but one of them is , so the sum of all the angles is more than that. The sum of the angles in a 15-sided polygon is , making the remaining angle . The angles of a convex polygon are all less than , and since adding one more side means adding to the measure of the remaining angle, we can confirm that there are sides in the polygon.
Final answer
B