pdf Pie Chart Problems

This worksheet strengthens students’ ability to interpret pie charts and calculate percent of a number in real-world contexts. Students analyze two different circular graphs and use the given percentages to determine actual quantities and simplified fractions.

In the first scenario, students examine a class grade distribution where 40 students took a test. Using percentages such as 25%, 20%, 40%, and 15%, students determine how many students earned each letter grade, how many earned either an A or B, and what fraction of the class earned a specific grade in lowest terms.

In the second scenario, students interpret a survey of 250 people regarding favorite television shows. With categories such as drama (28%), sports (35%), documentaries (27%), and reality (10%), students calculate how many individuals chose each option, combine categories (for example, sports or documentaries), and express results as simplified fractions such as \(\frac{7}{20}\) or \(\frac{7}{25}\).

Because students must convert percentages into actual counts and fractions, this resource reinforces percent-of-a-number skills, proportional reasoning, and fraction simplification. It works well as guided instruction, independent practice, homework, small-group intervention, or assessment preparation in a unit on percents and data interpretation.

Skills Assessed

• Interpreting pie charts

• Finding a percent of a number

• Converting percents to actual quantities

• Writing fractions in lowest terms

• Combining categories in data sets

• Applying proportional reasoning

Classroom Use

• Guided instruction on percent and data

• Independent practice

• Homework assignment

• Small-group remediation

• Assessment preparation

Details

2 pages
Answer key included

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