Finding Frequencies: Challenge & Extension

Mathematics
Grade 6
10 questions
~20 mins
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A worksheet focused on finding frequencies from pie charts, designed to develop procedural skills, problem-solving, and real-world application for Grade 6 students.

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Finding Frequencies: Challenge & Extension

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
A pie chart shows that 60% of students in a school like basketball. If there are 300 students, how many students like basketball? Show your working.
[3 marks]
2.
In a pie chart, the sector representing soccer accounts for 15% of the total. If 45 students prefer soccer, what is the total number of students surveyed? Show your working.
[3 marks]
3.
A pie chart shows that 25% of a group of 200 people prefer swimming. How many people prefer swimming? Show your working.
[2 marks]
4.
Construct a pie chart sector representing 20% of a circle. How many degrees should this sector measure?
[2 marks]
5.
A pie chart shows that 40% of people prefer tea, 35% prefer coffee, and the rest prefer juice. If 280 people prefer tea and coffee combined, how many people prefer juice? Show your working.
[3 marks]
6.
If a sector of a pie chart measures 54 degrees, what percentage of the total does this sector represent?
[2 marks]
7.
A pie chart illustrates that the number of students preferring different sports: 90 for football, 60 for basketball, 30 for tennis. What is the total number of students surveyed? Show your working.
[3 marks]
8.
A sector representing 10% of a pie chart is shaded. If the circle has a radius of 10 cm, what is the approximate area of the shaded sector? Use π ≈ 3.14. Show your working.
[3 marks]
9.
A pie chart shows that 50 students prefer reading, and this is 25% of the total students. How many students are there in total? Show your working.
[3 marks]
10.
Identify and correct the mistake: A student says that if a sector measures 90 degrees, it represents 30% of the pie chart. Is this correct? If not, what is the correct percentage?
[2 marks]

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1/1/2026
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