L.O. To interpret pie charts and use them to solve
problems.
Pupils in Class 5 and Class 6 of Tysoe School voted to decide the topic they would cover next in their P.E lessons.
Class 5
Class 6
cricket
cricket
rounders
rounders
basketball
basketball
football
60 children
football
80 children
1) How many children in Class 6 chose rounders?
2) How many children in Class 5 chose basketball?
3) In Class 6 the same number of children chose basketball as cricket. How many chose basketball?
4) Adam said, “The same number of children in Class 5 and Class 6 voted for football.” Explain why he is wrong.
5) Rounders got twice the number of votes in Class 6 than it got in Class 5.
How many votes did cricket get in Class 5?
L.O. To interpret pie charts and use them to solve problems.
Teacher’s notes
Answers:
1) 20
2) 15
3) 10
4) The same fraction, not the same number
5) 5
Useful interactive games to teach the skills needed for interpreting pie charts.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/129/
interpret_pie_charts
Interpret pie charts. Choice over level. Also the option of
displaying the angles of each segment.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/
resource/130/2_step_problems_pie_charts
Solve 2 step problems involving pie charts.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/312/
data_handling
Lots of games to teach data handling and statistics.