Pie Chart and Probability
PRE-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
A. Reading Pie Charts
1. A pie chart represents data using:
a) Bars b) Lines c) Circles divided into sectors d) Rectangles
2. In a pie chart, the whole circle represents:
a) 90° b) 180° c) 270° d) 360°
3. If a pie chart shows 25% of students like Mathematics, what fraction of the circle does it
represent?
4. A pie chart shows favourite fruits:
Apple – 40%, Banana – 30%, Orange – 20%, Mango – 10%
Which fruit is liked the least?
B. Drawing Pie Charts
5. What is the first step in drawing a pie chart?
6. To convert data into angles for a pie chart, we multiply the fraction by:
a) 90° b) 180° c) 270° d) 360°
C. Probability
7. Probability of an event always lies between:
a) –1 and 1 b) 0 and 1 c) 1 and 10 d) 0 and 100
8. What is the probability of getting a head when a fair coin is tossed once?
9. If a bag has only red balls, the probability of picking a red ball is:
a) 0 b) ½ c) 1 d) Cannot be found
Solve:
1. 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
Draw pie chart
2. A die is tossed [Link] the following
a)What is the probability of rolling a 3?
b) What is the probability of rolling more than 4?
c)What is the probability of rolling less than 5?
d)What is the probability of rolling an even number?
e)What is the probability of rolling an odd number?
f)What is the probability of rolling a prime number?
g)What is the probability of rolling a 3 or a 6?
h)What is the probability of rolling an even prime number?
[Link] pie chart shows the amount spent on different sports by a school in a year. If the
money spent on basketball is ₹12000, find
i. the total amount spent on all sports
ii. the amount spent on cricket
iii. the total amount spent on badminton and tennis
POST-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
1. A pie chart shows daily activities:
Sleeping – 30%, School – 25%, Homework – 15%, Play – 20%, Others – 10%
a) Which activity takes maximum time?
b) What fraction of the day is spent on play?
2. Students in clubs:
Sports – 20, Music – 15, Art – 10, Science – 5
a) Find total students
b) Find angles
c) Draw a pie chart
3. A die is thrown once. Probability of getting an even number:
a) 1/6 b) 1/3 c) 1/2 d) 2/3
4. A bag has 3 red, 5 blue, 2 green balls.
Find probability of:
a) Blue ball
b) Green ball
5. Can probability be greater than 1? Justify.
6. Explain how pie charts and probability help in real life.