The figure shows four angles, labeled 1-4, each with a different measure. Your task is to examine each INTERIOR angle and rank each in terms of degrees from SMALL to LARGE.
Select the answer that provides the correct ranking of smallest angle to largest.
- 3-2-1-4
- 1-2-3-4 (correct answer)
- 1-4-3-2
- 4-3-2-1
- 1-3-2-4
Explanation: Correct order: 1-2-3-4 (measures smallest → largest: 22°, 26°, 30°, 34°). Anchor the extremes first. Angle 1 is the narrowest (22°, opening down and to the right). Angle 4 is the widest (34°, opening toward the left). Locking these in first cuts the problem down to ordering the middle two. The tight middle. Angles 2 (26°) and 3 (30°) differ by only 4° — the decisive pair. Strategy: they're rotated far apart — focus only on the opening at the vertex, ignoring which way the arms extend.