6 th Circle Graphs Worksheet Handed out _________ Student’s Name _____________ Teacher __________ Circle Graphs Circle graphs are also called pie charts. The entire circle represents the whole relationship. = 100% The circle is split into parts called sectors. = 2 sectors Each sector = 50% Each sector represents a part of the whole. Each sector is proportional in size to the amount each sector represents. This makes it easy to make comparisons. 25% The Circle Graph should have: 1. Graph Title at the top of the graph – the Title gives Information on what is displayed on the Circle Graph. 2. Each sector represents a fraction of the whole. Label each sector indicating the type of information represented in that sector. 3. Give a % for each sector so one knows the size of the sector.
6 th Circle Graphs Worksheet Page 2 ­­Title ­ a graph title at the top of the graph gives an overview of the information displayed in the graph. ­­Sector ­ Each sector represents one part of the whole. The size of a sector represents its fraction of the whole. ­­Sector Labels ­ The label of each sector indicates the category of information and gives the percentage so we know the size of each sector.
The largest sector is ______ % of the total and is labeled ________________________________________________________________. The smallest sector is ______ % and is labeled ___________________________. Individual income tax provides _____________ times as much revenue as corporate income tax. 6 th Circle Graphs Worksheet Page 3 Vehicles Sold at a Dealership (Number per Type) 1. What percent of the sales were Sport Utility vehicles? ____________ 2. What percent of the sales were Minivans? _____________ 3. What is the ratio of the number of Sedans sold to the number of Minivans sold? _________________ Sneakers Sold for November 1997 at The Shoe Source Brand Name Number Sold Adidas 150 Nike 192 Reebok 60 Asics 108 Other 90 By looking at the table we can see that Nike and Adidas have the largest sectors of sneaker sales, but constructing a circle graph would help us to view this quickly. Make a circle graph of this data in the space below.
6 th Circle Graphs Worksheet Page 4 Given the table below, create a circle graph which represents the same information. Shares of Stock Owned by an Investor Number of Type of Stock Shares Coca­Cola 8 Pepsi 10 IBM 4 Exxon 8 General Motors 20