Working with a classmate, decide if each of the statements (i) to (v) are clearly shown on the bar chart, pie chart, both or neither.
Favourite school holiday activities
25 30 35 40 45
20
10 15
5 Activities
Holiday with family Playing computer games Going to holiday camps Playing with friends
(i) 40% said their favourite activity is going on holiday with family. (ii) Going to holiday camps was a less popular choice than playing computer games. (iii) A quarter of people said their favourite activity is playing with friends. (iv) The most popular activity was going on holiday with family.
(v) Twice as many people picked going on holiday with their family than picked going to holiday camps.
Which chart do you think best represents the data? Justify your answer. Practice questions 26.2
1. The table below shows the number of various types of fi sh caught in a lake one day Type of fi sh
Number in a lake
Trout Pike Bream Carp Salmon 10 5 30 18
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(i) How many fi sh were caught in total that day? (ii) Represent each type of fi sh as a fraction of the total number of fi sh. (iii) Calculate the angle needed to represent each type of fi sh in a pie chart.
2. Work out the angles needed to draw a pie chart to represent the data in each of the following tables. (i) Favourite music
Number of people 4
Rock Country R&B Jazz Dance 10
7 6 24 15 3
(ii) Favourite sandwich Tuna Ham Cheese Salad Chicken Number of students 20 25
6 Section C Applying our skills 419 Favourite school holiday activities