SOLUTION: Is it possible to have a polygon whose sum of the interior angles is 500° Please explain

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Question 921865: Is it possible to have a polygon whose sum of the interior angles is 500°
Please explain
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Sum of interior angles of an n-gon is 180(n-2), which must be a multiple of 180 for integer n. 500 is not a multiple of 180.