SOLUTION: In triangle ABD below, E lies on line AD, and w, x, y and z are angle measures in degrees. The measure of angle D is 55°. What is w+x+y+z? Triangle ABD: https://i.imgur.com/Poo

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Question 1141804: In triangle ABD below, E lies on line AD, and w, x, y and z are angle measures in degrees. The measure of angle D is 55°. What is w+x+y+z?
Triangle ABD: https://i.imgur.com/PooUvDU.jpg
Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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In triangle CDE, angles w and x plus 55 degrees add up to 180 degrees; what then is the sum w+x?
Likewise, in triangle BDA, what is the sum y+z?

Now you know w+x and y+z, so you can find w+x+y+z.