Book 1B Lesson Worksheet 12C (Refer to §12.

4A–B)

12.4A Pie Charts

Portions of items A to D
(a) A pie chart can show the portion of each item compared to the whole
compared with the whole set of data.
(b) In a pie chart, each sector represents an item, where
angle of sector = 360° × percentage of an item
or
frequency of an item
angle of sector = 360° ×
total frequency of all items

1. The table below shows the favourite subjects of 10 students.

Subject Chinese Language English Language Mathematics Liberal Studies
Frequency 2 1 4 3

Follow the steps below to complete the pie chart.

Step 1: Find the angle of sector representing each item and complete the table below.
Subject Percentage of the whole Angle of sector
Chinese 2
× 100% = 20% 360° × 20% = 72°
Language 10

English ( )
× 100% = 360° × ( )=
Language 10

( )
Mathematics × 100% =
( )

Liberal
Studies

Title
Step 2: Consider the circle on the right.
Based on the results of Step 1,
(i) divide the circle into sectors;
Chinese
(ii) label the item represented by each sector;
Language
(iii) indicate the angle of sector.
72°
[ The sector representing ‘Chinese Language’
has been drawn as an example.]
Use a pair of
compasses to
Step 3: Give a title to the pie chart. draw circles and a
protractor to draw
sectors.

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 Example 1 Instant Drill 1
The table below shows the blood types of a The table below shows the class allocation of a
group of students. group of students.
Blood type O A B Class 1A 1B 1C
Frequency 10 3 7 Frequency 8 16 8
Construct a pie chart to show the distribution of Construct a pie chart to show the distribution of
the above data and indicate each item as an the above data and indicate each item as an
angle of sector. angle of sector.
!Total frequency = 10 + 3 + 7 = 20
Sol! !Total frequency!=
Sol!
Blood Percentage of Angle of Percentage of Angle of
Class
type the whole sector the whole sector
10 8 360° ×
× 100% 360° × 50% × 100%
O 20 1A ( ) ( )%
= 180°
= 50% = =
3
× 100% 360° × 15%
A 20
= 54° 1B
= 15%
7
× 100% 360° × 35%
B 20
= 126° 1C
= 35%

Blood types of a group of students

Type B Type O
126° 180°

54°
Type A

2. The table below shows the favourite seasons of 30 teachers.

Season Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Frequency 3 18 6 3
(a) Complete the table below.
Season Percentage of the whole Angle of sector
Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter
(b) Construct a pie chart to show the distribution of the above
data and indicate each item as a percentage. Ex 12C 1–3

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 Example 2 Instant Drill 2
Types of fruits Time allocation of Tim yesterday

Banana Others
25% Sleeping
Apple 30%
37.5%
50%
y Watching TV
Pear ?%
?% Studying
25%

The pie chart above shows the types of 200 The pie chart above shows the time allocation of
fruits in a shop. Tim yesterday.
(a) Find the number of apples in the shop. (a) How many hours did Tim sleep yesterday?
(b) Find the percentage of pears. (b) Find the percentage of time spent on
(c) Find y. watching TV.
Sol!(a) Number of apples The total number (c) Find the angle of sector representing
= 200 × 50% of fruits is . ‘Watching TV’.
= 100 Sol!(a) Number of hours that Tim slept
(b) The required percentage =( )×( )% There are
The sum of the hours in a day.
= (100 – 50 – 30)% percentages of
=
= 20% all items is 1
(i.e. %).
(b) The required percentage
(c) y = 360° × 20% =
A round angle
= 72° is °.

(c) The required angle of sector

=

3. The pie chart on the right shows the means of transports used Means of transports used
by 180 students to go to school. by 180 students to
go to school
(a) Find x.
Others
(b) Find the percentage of students who go to school by MTR. Minibus
45°
(c) Find the number of students who go to school by minibus.
126°
x MTR
Bus

Ex 12C 4–6
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