Question:1

The monthly income of family is 28800. The monthly expenditure of the family on various items is given below.
Item Rent Food Clothing Education Saving

Expenditure
8000 10800 5600 3600 800
in
Represent the above data by a pie chart.
Solution:
Monthly income of the family = 28,800

( )
Ex penditure per month on v arious items
Central angle for each item = Monthly inc ome × 360 °

Calculation of central angles

Expenditure
Items Central angle
in

Rent 8000 100º

Food 10800 135º

Clothing 5600 70º
Education 3600 45º

Savings 800 10º

Construction of pie chart

Steps of construction
1. Draw a circle of any convenient radius.
2. Draw a horizontal radius of this circle.
3. Draw sectors whose central angles are 100º, 135º, 70º, 45º and 10º.
4. Shade the sectors so obtained differently and label each one of them.
Thus, the pie chart is obtained as follows.

Question:2
There are 900 creatures in a zoo as per list given below:

Beast animals Other land animals Birds Water animals Reptiles

150 400 175 125 50

Represent the above data by a pie chart.

Solution:

( )
number of c reatures in eac h ty pe
Total number of creatures = 900Central angle of each component = total number of c reatures × 360 °Calculation of central angles

Creatures Number of creatures Central angle

Beast animals 150 60°
Other land animals 400 160°
Birds 175 70°
Water animals 125 50°
Reptiles 50 20°

Construction of pie chartSteps of construction: 1. Draw a circle of any convenient radius. 2. Draw a horizontal radius of this circle. 3. Draw sectors whose central angles are 60°, 160°, 70
Question:3
Various modes of transport used by 1260 students in a given school are given below:

School bus Private bus Bicycle Rickshaw On foot

350 245 210 175 280

Represent the above data by a pie chart.

Solution:

( )
number of s tudents us ing that mode
Total number of students = 1260Central angle of each component = total number of s tudents × 360 °Calculation of central angles

Mode of transport Number of students Central angle

School bus 350 100°
Private bus 245 70°
Bicycle 210 60°
Rickshaw 175 50°
On foot 280 80°

Construction of pie chartSteps of construction: 1. Draw a circle of any convenient radius. 2. Draw a horizontal radius of this circle. 3. Draw sectors whose central angles are 100°, 70°, 60

Question:4
The data given below shows number of hours spent by a school boy on different activities on a working day.

Activity School Homework Play Sleep Others Total

Number of hours 7 4 2 8 3 24

Represent the above data by a pie chart.

Solution:

( )
number of hours s pent on eac h ac tiv ity
Total number of hours = 24Central angle of each component = total number of hours × 360 °Calculation of central angles

Activity Number of hours Central angle

School 7 105°
Home work 4 60°
Play 2 30°
Sleep 8 120°
Others 3 45°
Construction of pie chartSteps of construction: 1. Draw a circle of any convenient radius. 2. Draw a horizontal radius of this circle. 3. Draw sectors whose central angles are 105°, 60°, 30
Question:5
The data on religion wise division of 1080 workers of a factory are given below:

Religion Hindu Muslim Sikh Christian

Number of workers 450 270 255 105

Draw a pie chart to represent the above data.

Solution:

( )
number of work ers in eac h religion
Total number of workers = 1080Central angle of each religion = total number of work ers × 360 °Calculation of central angles

Religion Marks obtained Central angle

Hindu 450 150°
Muslim 270 90°
Sikh 255 85°
Christian 105 35°

Construction of pie chartSteps of construction: 1. Draw a circle of any convenient radius. 2. Draw a horizontal radius of this circle. 3. Draw sectors whose central angles are 150°, 90°, 85

Question:6
The marks obtained by Sudhir in an examination are given below:

Subject English Hindi Mathematics Science Social science

Marks obtained 105 75 150 120 90

Represent the above data by a pie chart.

Solution:

( )
mark s obtained in eac h s ubjec t
Total marks obtained = (105 + 75 + 150 + 120 + 90) = 540Central angle of each subject = total mark s obtained × 360 °Calculation of central angles

Subject Marks obtained Central angle

English 105 70°
Hindi 75 50°
Mathematics 150 100°
Science 120 80°
Social science 90 60°

Construction of pie chartSteps of construction: 1. Draw a circle of any convenient radius. 2. Draw a horizontal radius of this circle. 3. Draw sectors whose central angles are 70°, 50°, 100
Question:7
The following table gives the number of different fruits kept in a hamper.

Type of fruit Mangoes Apples Oranges Coconuts Pomegranates

Number 26 30 21 5 8

Represent the above data by a pie chart.

Solution:

( )
number of eac h ty pe of fruit
Total number of fruits = (26 + 30 + 21 + 5 + 8) = 90Central angle of each fruit = total number of fruits × 360 °Calculation of central angles

Types of fruit Number Central angle

Mangoes 26 104°
Apples 30 120°
Oranges 21 84°
Coconuts 5 20°
Pomegranates 8 32°
Construction of pie chartSteps of construction: 1. Draw a circle of any convenient radius. 2. Draw a horizontal radius of the circle. 3. Draw sectors whose central angles are 104°, 120°, 84

Question:8
The following data shows the agricultural production in India during a certain year.

Foodgrain Rice Wheat Coarse cereals Pulses

Production
57 76 38 19
inmillionsoftonnes

Draw a pie chart to represent the above data.

Solution:

( )
produc tion of eac h foodgrain
Total production = (57 + 76 + 38 + 19) = 190Central angle of each foodgrain = total produc tion × 360 °Calculation of central angles

Food grain production inmillionsoftonnes Central angle

Rice 57 108°

Wheat 76 144°

Coarse cereals 38 72°

Pulses 19 36°

Construction of pie chartSteps of construction: 1. Draw a circle of any convenient radius. 2. Draw a horizontal radius of the circle. 3. Draw sectors whose central angles are 108°, 144°, 72
Question:9
Given below is the result of an annual examination of a class, showing the percentage of students in each category.

First division Second division Third division Failed

25% 45% 20% 10%

Represent the above data by a pie chart.

Solution:

( )
v alue (in %) of eac h c ategory
Total percentage = 100Central angle of each category = 100 × 360 °Calculation of central angles

Category Result in Central angle

First division 25 90°
Second division 45 162°
Third division 20 72°
Failed 10 36°

Construction of pie chartSteps of construction: 1. Draw a circle of any convenient radius. 2. Draw a horizontal radius of the circle. 3. Starting from the horizontal radius, draw sectors whose

Question:10
The following table shows the percentages of buyers of four different brands of bathing soaps.

Brand A B C D
Percentage of buyers 20% 40% 25% 15%

Represent the above data by a pie chart.

Solution:

( )
v alue (in %) of eac h brand
Total percentage = 100Central angle of each brand = 100 × 360 °Calculation of central angles:

Brand Buyers in Central angle

A 20 72°
B 40 144°
C 25 90°
D 15 54°

Construction of pie chartSteps of construction: 1. Draw a circle of any convenient radius. 2. Draw a horizontal radius of the circle. 3. Draw sectors whose central angles are 72°, 144°, 90
Question:11
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A man's monthly salary is Rs 2400 and his monthly expenses on travel are Rs 250. The central angle of the sector representing travel expenses in the pie chart would be
a
30°
b
1
372 °

c
45°
d
60°
Solution:
b
1
372 °

( )
v alue of ex pens es on trav el
Central angle of the sector representing travel expenses = monthly inc ome × 360 °

( )
250 1
= 2400 × 360 ° = 372 °

Question:12
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If 35% of the people residing in a locality are Sikhs then the central angle of the sector representing the Sikh community in the pie chart would be
a
108°
b
115°
c
126°
d
135°
Solution:
c
126°

( )
v alue (in %) of the s ik h c ommunity
Central angle of the sector representing the sikh community = 100 × 360 °

( )
35
= 100 × 360 ° = 126°

Question:13
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If in the pie chart representing the number of students opting for different streams of study out of a total strength of 1650 students, the central angle of the sector representing arts
students is 48° then what is the number of students who opted for arts stream?
a
220
b
240
c
275
d
320
Solution:
a
220

( ) ( )
x 360x 1650
Let the required number of students be x. Then we have: 1650 × 360 = 48 ⇒ 1650 = 48 ⇒ x = 48 × 360 ⇒ x = 220Hence, the number of students who opted for arts stream is 220.

Question:14
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In the pie chart representing the percentages of students having interest in reading various kinds of books, the central angle of the sector representing students reading novels is 81°.
What is the percentage of students interested in reading novels?
a
15%
b
18%
c
1
222 %

d
1
272 %
Solution:
c
1
222 %
 ( ) ( )
x 360x 100 45 1
Let the required percentage be x. Then we have: 100 × 360 = 81 ⇒ 100 = 81 ⇒ x = 81 × 360 ⇒x= 2 ⇒ x = 222 Hence, the percentage of students who are interested in reading novels is