Understanding Pie Graphs
A Grade 6 math worksheet to help students understand, interpret, and create pie graphs from given data.
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A pie graph (or circle graph) is a circular chart divided into sectors, illustrating numerical proportion. In a pie graph, the arc length of each sector (and consequently its central angle and area) is proportional to the quantity it represents.
The whole circle represents 100% of the data.
The pie graph below shows the favorite colors of students in a Grade 6 class.
1. Which color is the most popular?
2. What percentage of students chose Red as their favorite color?
3. If there are 40 students in the class, how many students chose Blue?
1. A pie graph is also known as a graph.
2. Each section of a pie graph is called a .
3. The sum of all percentages in a pie graph must equal .
1. What does a larger sector in a pie graph indicate?
A smaller quantity
A larger quantity
No difference in quantity
The color of the data
Imagine you surveyed 20 people about their favorite fruits, and 10 chose apples, 5 chose bananas, and 5 chose oranges. Explain how you would determine the percentage for each fruit to create a pie graph.
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