Reading Pie Graphs worksheet with two pie charts and related questions for students to answer.

Here are the solutions to the problems on the worksheet.

Part 1: Most Purchased Food

1) Were chicken and pasta chosen more than hotdogs and pizza; or were they equally bought?
* Step 1: Find the percentages for Chicken and Pasta.
* Chicken = 26%
* Pasta = 11%
* Total = $26 + 11 = 37\%$
* Step 2: Find the percentages for Hotdogs and Pizza.
* Hotdogs = 14%
* Pizza = 10%
* Total = $14 + 10 = 24\%$
* Step 3: Compare the totals.
* 37% is greater than 24%.
* Answer: Chicken and pasta were chosen more.

2) Combined, which two foods did the greatest number of customers buy?
* Step 1: Look for the two largest slices in the pie chart.
* Chicken is the largest at 26%.
* Cheese is the second largest at 24%.
* Step 2: Check if any other combination is bigger.
* Chicken (26%) + Apples (15%) = 41%
* Cheese (24%) + Apples (15%) = 39%
* Chicken (26%) + Cheese (24%) = 50%
* Answer: Chicken and cheese.

3) Between chicken and pasta which food was more popular; or were they equally popular?
* Step 1: Compare the percentages directly from the chart.
* Chicken = 26%
* Pasta = 11%
* Step 2: 26% is larger than 11%.
* Answer: Chicken was more popular.

4) If there were 200 customers that were tracked, how many bought pizza?
* Step 1: Identify the percentage for Pizza.
* Pizza = 10%
* Step 2: Calculate 10% of 200.
* $10\% = 0.10$
* $200 \times 0.10 = 20$
* Answer: 20 customers.

5) What percent of customers bought either apples or cheese?
* Step 1: Identify the percentages for Apples and Cheese.
* Apples = 15%
* Cheese = 24%
* Step 2: Add them together.
* $15 + 24 = 39$
* Answer: 39%

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Part 2: Time Spent on Homework

1) Between History and Physics which topic took longer; or did they require equal time?
* Step 1: Compare the percentages.
* History = 22%
* Physics = 11%
* Step 2: 22% is larger than 11%.
* Answer: History took longer.

2) What percentage of time did Chris spend on the English and Health homework?
* Step 1: Identify the percentages for English and Health.
* English = 25%
* Health = 10%
* Step 2: Add them together.
* $25 + 10 = 35$
* Answer: 35%

3) Was the History and Physics work or the Biology and Art work longer; or were they equally time consuming?
* Step 1: Calculate the total for History and Physics.
* History (22%) + Physics (11%) = 33%
* Step 2: Calculate the total for Biology and Art.
* Biology (28%) + Art (14%) = 42%
* Step 3: Compare the totals.
* 42% is greater than 33%.
* Answer: The Biology and Art work was longer.

4) If Chris spent 100 minutes on homework, how many minutes were spent on Art?
* Step 1: Identify the percentage for Art.
* Art = 14%
* Step 2: Calculate 14% of 100 minutes.
* $100 \times 0.14 = 14$
* Answer: 14 minutes.

5) Combined, which two topics required the greatest amount of time?
* Step 1: Find the two largest percentages on the chart.
* Biology is the largest at 28%.
* English is the second largest at 25%.
* Step 2: Adding the two biggest numbers will always result in the greatest combined total.
* $28 + 25 = 53\%$
* Answer: Biology and English.

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Final Answer:

Most Purchased Food Section:
1) Chicken and pasta were chosen more.
2) Chicken and cheese.
3) Chicken was more popular.
4) 20
5) 39%

Time Spent on Homework Section:
1) History took longer.
2) 35%
3) The Biology and Art work was longer.
4) 14 minutes
5) Biology and English.