The parts add up to the whole angle. Take the part you know away from the whole: 90° − 35° = 55°. Check by adding the parts back together.
right anglea square corner: 90°
straight anglea straight line: 180°
adjacentside by side, sharing a ray
equationa number sentence with an equals sign
Watch for: Using 90° when the parts sit on a straight line (180°). Adding the parts when the whole is known and a part is missing. A subtraction slip that adding the parts back would catch.
At home: Fold a paper corner (90°) and draw a line out from it. Measure one part, then ask your child to work out the other.
Sample sheet and answer key
Luna's Space Adventure
Grade 4 · Missing angles · 4.MD.C.7
NameDate
Astronaut Luna is exploring a far-off corner of space. Solve each problem to help Luna's mission go smoothly!
Find the angle
A straight line is 180°. A square corner is 90°.
°
°
°
°
Write it as an equation
The two parts make the whole angle.
53 += 9088 += 18038 += 9067 += 180
Sheet
Luna's Space Adventure
Grade 4 · Missing angles · 4.MD.C.7
Answer key
Astronaut Luna is exploring a far-off corner of space. Solve each problem to help Luna's mission go smoothly!
Find the angle
A straight line is 180°. A square corner is 90°.
45°
105°
60°
145°
Write it as an equation
The two parts make the whole angle.
53 +37= 9088 +92= 18038 +52= 9067 +113= 180
Answer key
New problems every time, three levels (gentle, core and stretch), themes to pick from, a second page if you want one. Each sheet comes with an answer key and a one-page guide for grown-ups.