Graphs & Charts: Pie Charts and Pictographs Challenge

A class of 30 students voted on their favorite fruit. The results were: 10 chose apples, 8 chose bananas, 6 chose oranges, and 6 chose grapes. What type of graph would best represent this data?

• Histogram

• Pie chart

• Bar graph

• Line graph

In a pie chart showing the favorite pets of 40 children, 10 chose dogs, 15 chose cats, and 15 chose birds. If you were to create a pictograph, how many pictures of cats would you use?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5

A survey of 50 people asked about their favorite ice cream flavors. The results showed that 20 liked chocolate, 15 liked vanilla, and 15 liked strawberry. Which graph would best display this information?

• Histogram

• Bar graph

• Pie chart

• Line graph

If a pie chart shows that 25% of students prefer soccer, 50% prefer basketball, and 25% prefer tennis, how many students prefer basketball if there are 40 students in total?

• 15 students

• 25 students

• 30 students

• 20 students

A pictograph shows that 5 students like reading, 3 like sports, and 2 like music. If each picture represents 1 student, how many pictures would you draw for students who like sports?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 5

In a pie chart, 40% of the chart represents students who play video games. If there are 60 students in total, how many students play video games?

• 24

• 12

• 30

• 18

A class collected data on the number of books read by students. If 5 students read 1 book, 10 students read 2 books, and 5 students read 3 books, which graph would best represent this data?

• A line graph showing a steady increase in books read.

• A bar graph showing 5 students for 1 book, 10 students for 2 books, and 5 students for 3 books.

• A scatter plot with random points for each student.

• A pie chart representing the total number of books read by all students.

If a pictograph shows 4 pictures for dogs, 3 for cats, and 2 for birds, how many total pets are represented in the pictograph?

• 9

• 7

• 10

• 5

A pie chart shows that 30% of the students prefer math, 50% prefer science, and 20% prefer art. If there are 50 students, how many prefer science?

• 40

• 35

• 25

• 15

In a survey of 100 people about their favorite colors, 40 chose blue, 30 chose red, and 30 chose green. What type of graph would best illustrate this data?

• Pie chart

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Histogram