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Class 8 Pie Charts — practice questions with answers

Data Handling · 5 sample questions from the school syllabus. Try each one, then open the answer and the worked solution.

1. A pie chart is also commonly known as a:
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Answer: A) Circle graph
A pie chart shows data as sectors of a circle, so it is also called a circle graph.
2. If a sector's central angle is 144 deg, what percentage of the data does it represent?
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Answer: A) 40
Percentage = = 40%.
3. The central angles of all sectors of a pie chart are added. Their sum is always:
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Answer: A) 360 deg
All sectors together complete the circle, so the angles always sum to 360 deg.
4. In a pie chart of crop production in a Punjab village, Wheat occupies 198 deg.
If total production is 5000 quintals, how many quintals of wheat were produced?
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Answer: C) 2750
Wheat = = 2750 quintals.
5. In a pie chart of a company's earnings, the 'Profit' sector is 54 deg and equals Rs 81000.
What are the total earnings (in Rs)?
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Answer: C) 540000
54 deg -> Rs 81000, so 1 deg -> = 1500. Total = 360 x 1500 = Rs 540000.
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