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Which type of chart is most suitable to show how a city's total electricity is shared among homes, factories, and offices?

Class 8Data HandlingData Handling
  • APie chart
  • BHistogram
  • CBar graph
  • DFrequency table

Step-by-Step Solution

A pie chart shows how a whole is divided into parts (shares of a total), which fits sharing total electricity among groups.
Answer: A) Pie chart

Key idea: Pie charts

A pie chart shows how a whole splits into parts. Each category gets a slice (sector) of the circle, with angle proportional to the category's share.

**Sector angle = .**

Example: 60 students, 20 like cricket. Cricket sector = .

All sector angles must add to 360° (full circle). Always check this as a sanity step.

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