Mastering Pie Charts

Mathematics
GCSE Higher
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A worksheet covering Pie Charts for GCSE Higher students.

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Mastering Pie Charts

Subject: MathematicsGrade: GCSE Higher
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Introduction

Read the brief explanation below.
1.
A pie chart represents data where each sector's angle is proportional to its frequency or percentage. The total of all sector angles equals 360 degrees. To find the angle of a sector, use: (Percentage / 100) × 360°.
[2 marks]
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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
A pie chart shows that 25% of students prefer tea. Calculate the angle of the sector representing tea.
[2 marks]
2.
If a sector of a pie chart measures 72°, what percentage of the data does it represent?
[2 marks]
3.
A pie chart has a sector of 150°. What percentage does this sector represent?
[2 marks]
4.
What is the measure of the angle in degrees of a sector representing 15% of the data?
[2 marks]
5.
A pie chart shows that 40% of people like basketball, 30% like football, and the rest like tennis. What percentage of people like tennis?
[3 marks]
6.
In a pie chart, the sector representing 'Reading' measures 60°. If the total data is 150 students, how many students prefer reading?
[3 marks]
7.
The sector for 'Music' is 90° in a pie chart. If 120 students are surveyed, how many prefer music?
[3 marks]
8.
A pie chart shows that 45% of households own a car, 25% own a bicycle, and the rest own neither. What percentage own neither?
[3 marks]
9.
A company surveys 200 employees about their commuting method. 40% drive, 35% take public transport. What percentage commute by other means?
[3 marks]
10.
Challenge: A pie chart shows the distribution of different types of sports played by students: 30% football, 20% basketball, 25% tennis, and the rest cricket. If 240 students play sports, how many play cricket?
[4 marks]
11.
Real-world: In a survey of 300 people about their preferred mode of transport, 45% prefer cars, 30% prefer cycling, and the rest prefer walking. Draw a pie chart to represent the data and calculate the angle for 'walking'.
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Created
12/30/2025
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