Grade 8 Circle Graphs Worksheet
A worksheet for 8th-grade students covering the interpretation and creation of circle graphs (pie charts) with real-world data.
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Grade 8 Circle Graphs Practice
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where necessary.
The circle graph below shows the results of a survey asking 200 students about their favorite type of movie.
1. How many students chose Comedy as their favorite movie type?
25
35
50
70
2. What percentage of students chose Action or Drama as their favorite movie type?
45%
50%
55%
60%
3. If 40 more students were surveyed and all of them chose Horror, how would the percentage for Horror movies change? Explain your reasoning.
4. A circle graph is also known as a .
5. The sum of all percentages in a circle graph must always equal .
6. A circle graph is best used to show changes in data over time.
True
False
7. A class of 30 students voted on their favorite season. The results were: Spring (9 students), Summer (12 students), Autumn (6 students), Winter (3 students). Calculate the percentage for each season and the angle for each sector if you were to draw a circle graph.
Spring: % ( °)
Summer: % ( °)
Autumn: % ( °)
Winter: % ( °)
Use the space below to draw your circle graph based on your calculations. Label each sector with the season and its percentage.