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It's just a convention. Mathemeticians could have chosen some other number, but 360 is divisible by many whole numbers, so it is convenient.
It has some interesting history behind. Sumerians of Mesopotamia observed the sun, moon and other planets.
They noticed that the circular track of the Sun's annual path across the sky and found that it took about 360 day-nights to complete one circle.
Consequently, they divided the circular path into 360 degrees to track each day's passage of the Sun's whole journey.
This probably happened about 2400 BC.
Beyond that, the number 360 has some interesting facts.
It is the number divisible by all numbers from 1 to 10 except 7 and has more factors.
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What is 35 percent of 360 degrees?
35% of 360 degrees = 35% * 360 = 0.35 * 360 = 126 degrees
How many degrees does a rectangle to add to?
all the angles are right angles (90 degrees) and add to 360 degrees
How many degrees in a circle?
360 degrees are in a circle no matter how big or small the circle is A circle has 360 degrees.
What is one third of 360 in degrees?
It is: 1/3 of 360 degrees = 120 degrees
What is one eights of 360 degrees?
It is: 1/8 of 360 degrees = 45 degrees
How many degrees are in circles?
There is 360 degrees in a circle.
Are lines of latitude circles of 360 degrees?
yes
What are circles divided into 360 equal parts?
degrees!
How many angles do circles have?
The angles around circles add up to 360 degrees
Why is the angle of circle is 360?
circles don't have an exact angle and there are 360 degrees in a circle
Do both circles and quadrilaterals both have 360 degrees?
Yes
How are circles associated with angles?
Because there are 360 degrees around a circle and a complete rotation of an angle is also 360 degrees
Do protractors have to be circles or half circles?
Protractors have to be half- circles because they measure angles less than 360 degrees.
Circles are divided into 360 equal parts called?
The 360 equal sections are called degrees.
What is the total amount of a circles angles in math?
360 degrees in a circle
Why do all circles have the same number of degrees on a protractor?
Because there are 360 degrees around a circle.
Why is a circle split into 360 degrees?
Just because someone wants it to be that. Someone called 360° who likes circles.
