Pie Charts

Question 1

A pie chart is drawn in the shape of a ___.

Accepted Answer

Circle — A pie chart is always a circle cut into slices.

Question 2

In a pie chart, a bigger slice shows ___.

Accepted Answer

A bigger part — The larger the slice, the larger the part of the data it stands for.

Question 3

A pie chart of 20 pupils shows that half like nasi lemak. How many pupils like nasi lemak?

Accepted Answer

10 pupils — ½ of 20 = 20 ÷ 2 = 10 pupils.

Question 4

One quarter of 20 pupils chose milk. How many pupils chose milk?

Accepted Answer

5 pupils — ¼ of 20 = 20 ÷ 4 = 5 pupils.

Question 5

A slice that fills half of the circle is the fraction ___.

Accepted Answer

½ — Half of the whole circle is ½.

Question 6

All the slices of a pie chart added together make ___.

Accepted Answer

The whole circle — Every slice is part of the whole, so together they fill the full circle.

Question 7

A pie chart shows favourite drinks of 40 pupils. Half chose teh. How many chose teh?

Accepted Answer

20 pupils — ½ of 40 = 40 ÷ 2 = 20 pupils.

Question 8

In a pie chart split into 4 equal slices, each slice is the fraction ___.

Accepted Answer

¼ — The whole circle shared into 4 equal parts gives ¼ for each slice.

Question 9

A pie chart is best for showing ___.

Accepted Answer

Parts of a whole — A pie chart shows how a whole is split into parts.

Question 10

A pie chart of 12 fruits shows ½ are apples and ½ are pears. How many are apples?

Accepted Answer

6 fruits — ½ of 12 = 12 ÷ 2 = 6 fruits.