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A group of 360 people were asked to vote for their favourite season from the three seasons rainy, winter and summer. i. Which season got the most votes? - Mathematics

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Question

A group of 360 people were asked to vote for their favourite season from the three seasons rainy, winter and summer.

  1. Which season got the most votes?
  2. Find the central angle of each sector.
  3. Draw a pie chart to show this information.
Season No. of votes
Summer 90
Rainy 120
Winter 150
Chart
Sum
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Solution

  1. Winter season got the most votes
  2. Total number of votes = 90 + 120 + 150 = 360
    Season Number of votes In fraction Central angle
    Summer 90 `90/360` `90/360 xx 360^@ = 90^@`
    Rainy 120 `120/360` `120/360 xx 360^@ = 120^@`
    Winter 150 `150/360` `150/360 xx 360^@ = 150^@`
  3. A pie chart can be drawn for the above data as follows.
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Chapter 5: Data Handling - Exercise 5.2 [Page 82]

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NCERT Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 5 Data Handling
Exercise 5.2 | Q 2 | Page 82
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