SOLUTION: If the measure of an exterior angle of a regular polygon is 120 degrees, how many sides does the polygon have?

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Question 248093: If the measure of an exterior angle of a regular polygon is 120 degrees, how many sides does the polygon have?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the measure of an exterior angle of a regular polygon is 120 degrees, how many sides does the polygon have?
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The sum of all the exterior angles is 360
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# of ext. angles = 360/120 = 3
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Therefore, # of sides = 3.
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Cheers,
Stan H.