Question

For the pie chart of the given data . What will be the central angle for Butter Scotch flavor category ?

Answer 1

Given:

A Data.

To Find:

Central angle of butter scotch in pie chart .

Solution:

Pie chart is graphical representation of data in which a circle is divided into sectors. Each sectors  indicating proportion of data corresponding to total data.

Now, proportion of butter scotch  =

No. of children who like butterscotch/Total number of children

proportion of butter scotch  = 5/15 = 1/3 .

=> butter scotch occupies 1/3rd proportion of pie chart

Now, Central angle of butter scotch in pie chart = (1/3) × 360 = 120°

Hence, Central angle of butter scotch in pie chart is 120°.