16.
3 Pie charts and waffle diagrams
We Are Learning To:
7Ss.03 Record, organise and represent
categorical data.
- waffle diagrams and pie charts
Success Criterion:
❏ I can draw and interpret pie charts and waffle
diagrams.
16.3 Pie charts and waffle diagrams
Key words
❏ label
❏ pie chart - circle divided into sectors; each sector
represents its share of the whole
❏ proportions - fractions (or percentages) of the whole
❏ sector - part of a circle that has, as its perimeter, two
radii and the arc of the circle that joins them
❏ waffle diagram - a diagram divided into coloured squares;
each colour represents a proportion of the whole
16.3 Pie charts and waffle diagrams pages 354 number 1
The table shows the number of different makes of car in a car
park. Draw a pie chart to show the information in the table.
Remember to label each sector.
Make of car Frequency
Ford 12
Vauxhall 18
Toyota 10
Nissan 20
16.3 Pie charts and waffle diagrams pages 354 number 1
The table shows the number of different makes of car in a car
park. Draw a pie chart to show the information in the table.
Remember to label each sector.
Make of car Frequency Number of Degree
Ford 12
Vauxhall 18
Toyota 10
Nissan 20
Total
16.3 Pie charts and waffle diagrams pages 354 number 2
A group of 40 people are asked which type of music they prefer.
The table shows the results.
Draw a pie chart to show the information in the table.
.
Type of music Frequency
soul 5
classical 20
pop 8
other 7
16.3 Pie charts and waffle diagrams pages 354 number 2
A group of 40 people are asked which type of music they prefer.
The table shows the results.
Draw a pie chart to show the information in the table.
.
Type of music Frequency Number of Degree
soul 5
classical 20
pop 8
other 7
Total
16.3 Pie charts and waffle diagrams pages 355 number 3
A supermarket sells five types of milk made from plants. The pie
chart shows the proportions of the different plant milks the
supermarket sold one day.
(a) Which milk was the
almond
most popular?
(b) What fraction of the
different plant milks
sold was almond?
16.3 Pie charts and waffle diagrams pages 355 number 3
A supermarket sells five types of milk made from plants. The pie
chart shows the proportions of the different plant milks the
supermarket sold one day.
(c) What percentage of the
different plant milks sold was
oat? 25%
(d) Altogether, the supermarket
sold 180 litres on this day.
How many litres of soya milk
was sold on this day? 30 litres
16.3 Pie charts and waffle diagrams pages 356 number 6
Think like a mathematician
Work with a partner or in a small group to answer this
question.The waffle diagram shows the number of
people at a tennis tournament.Draw a pie chart to show
the information given in the waffle diagram.
