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In the pentagon shown, two diagonals start from the top corner and two more from the upper-right corner. Find the number of triangles in the figure.

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  • A12
  • B20
  • C16
  • D18

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The four diagonals cross at 3 points inside. Sorting the triangles by size from smallest to largest gives 2, 3, 6, 6 and 3 of each size: .
Answer: B) 20

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