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4. Students of Class V were asked to tell their
Favourite Colour Number of Students
favourite colours. This information was
compiled in the table given alongside. Red 10
Construct a bar graph using the data given
Pink 15
in the table. Give a suitable title to the bar
graph. Blue 14

Black 12

Orange 8

Yellow 9

Pie Chart

A pie chart, also called a pie graph or circle graph, is a circular chart that is divided into sectors
or parts in which the area of each sector represents the size of the data. Pie charts are used to
compare different parts of a whole.

Now let’s learn how to interpret the information given in a pie chart.
Example 6: The given pie chart shows different flavours of juices
liked by some students. Read it carefully and answer Orange
20
the following questions. Mango
15
(a) Which is the most liked flavour of juice among the Guava
5
students? Litchi Pineapple
10 10
(b) How many students like mango juice?

(c) Which two flavour of juices are liked by equal number of students?

Solution: (a) Orange juice is the most liked among the students.
(b) 15 students like mango juice.

(c) Litchi and pineapple juices are liked by equal number of students.

Example 7: The pie chart shown alongside represents the
information about percentage of number of students
having different hobby classes for the session. Read
Art
the pie chart carefully and answer the following 30%
Music
questions. 50% Dance
10%
(a) What percentage of students have opted for
Swimming
Swimming class? 10%
(b) Which hobby classes are attended by the same
number of students?

(c) Find the fraction of the number of students attending all the four classes.

(Hint: Divide the given percentage by 100 to get the fraction.)

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