Data Interpretation - Pie Charts
Exercise "It takes a very long time to become young."
- Pablo Picasso
The circle-graph given here shows the spendings of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the graph carefully and answer the questions given below it.
1.
What percent of total spending is spent on Tennis?
Answer: A
Explanation:
Percentage of money spend on Tennis =
45
x 100
% = 12
1
%.
360
2
2.
How much percent more is spent on Hockey than that on Golf?
Answer: B
Explanation:
Let the total spendings on sports be Rs. x . Then,
Amount spent on Golf = Rs.
36
x x
= Rs.
x .
360
10
Amount spent on Hockey = Rs
63
x x
= Rs.
7x
.
360
40
Difference = Rs.
7x
-
x = Rs
3x
.
40
10
40
3x /40
x 100
% = 75%.
x /10
3.
If the total amount spent on sports during the year be Rs. 1,80,00,000 , the amount spent on Basketball exceeds on Tennis by:
A. Rs. 2,50,000 B. Rs. 3,60,000 C. Rs. 3,75,000 D. Rs. 4,10,000
Answer: E
Explanation:
Amount spent on Basketball exceeds that on Tennis by:
Rs.
(50 - 45)
x 1,80,00,000
= Rs. 2,50,000.
360
4.
How much percent less is spent on Football than that on Cricket?
Answer: C
Explanation:
Let the total spendings on sports be Rs. x . Then,
Amount spent on Cricket = Rs.
81
x x
= Rs.
9x
.
360
40
Amount spent on Football = Rs
54
x x
= Rs.
3x
.
360
20
Difference = Rs.
9x
-
3x
= Rs
3x
.
40
20
40
3x /40
x 100
% = 33
1
%.
9x /40
3
5.
If the total amount spent on sports during the year was Rs. 2 crores, the amount spent on Cricket and Hockey together was:
A. Rs. 8,00,000 B. Rs. 80,00,000 C. Rs. 1,20,00,000 D. Rs. 1,60,00,000
Answer: D
Explanation:
Amount spent on Cricket and Hockey together
= Rs.
(81 + 63)
x 2
crores
360
= Rs. 0.8 crores
= Rs. 80,00,000.
Required percentage = Rs.
