Pie Charts # MCQs Practice set

Q.1 A company's total sales for a month are represented in a pie chart. If 25% of sales were in Electronics and total sales were $80,000, what was the sales in Electronics?

$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
Explanation - 25% of $80,000 = 0.25 × 80,000 = $20,000.
Correct answer is: $20,000

Q.2 In a pie chart representing students' favorite subjects, 120 students like Mathematics out of 480 total students. What is the angle representing Mathematics?

60°
90°
120°
45°
Explanation - Angle = (120/480) × 360 = 0.25 × 360 = 90°.
Correct answer is: 90°

Q.3 If a pie chart shows 40% of voters preferred Candidate A, 30% Candidate B, and the rest Candidate C, what fraction of voters chose Candidate C?

1/5
3/10
1/3
1/4
Explanation - Candidate C = 100% - 40% - 30% = 30% = 30/100 = 1/3.
Correct answer is: 1/3

Q.4 A pie chart shows distribution of expenses: Rent 40%, Food 25%, Transport 15%, Miscellaneous 20%. If total expenses are $4000, what is the Transport expense?

$500
$600
$800
$1000
Explanation - Transport = 15% of 4000 = 0.15 × 4000 = $600.
Correct answer is: $600

Q.5 In a survey of 200 people, a pie chart shows 50% like Tea, 30% Coffee, rest Juice. How many people like Juice?

20
30
40
50
Explanation - Juice = 100% - 50% - 30% = 20% of 200 = 40 people.
Correct answer is: 40

Q.6 The pie chart of a company's departments shows 72° for Marketing. What percent of total departments does Marketing represent?

15%
20%
25%
30%
Explanation - Percent = (72/360) × 100 = 20%.
Correct answer is: 20%

Q.7 A pie chart shows annual expenditure: Education 20%, Health 15%, Others 65%. If total is $50,000, how much was spent on Health?

$7,500
$8,000
$10,000
$12,500
Explanation - Health = 15% of 50,000 = 0.15 × 50,000 = $7,500.
Correct answer is: $7,500

Q.8 A pie chart shows product sales: A 120 units, B 180 units, C 100 units. What is the angle representing product B?

120°
135°
150°
180°
Explanation - Total = 120+180+100=400; angle for B = (180/400)×360=135°.
Correct answer is: 135°

Q.9 If a pie chart has 45° representing books sold, and total books sold are 800, how many books does this represent?

100
150
200
250
Explanation - Fraction = 45/360 = 1/8; Books = 1/8 × 800 = 100.
Correct answer is: 100

Q.10 Pie chart shows 300 students' preferred sports: Football 120, Cricket 90, Basketball 60, Others 30. What angle represents Basketball?

60°
90°
72°
45°
Explanation - Angle = (60/300) × 360 = 72°.
Correct answer is: 72°

Q.11 In a pie chart, 30% of respondents chose option A. If total respondents are 600, how many chose A?

150
180
200
210
Explanation - 30% of 600 = 0.3 × 600 = 180.
Correct answer is: 180

Q.12 Pie chart shows sales: Electronics 40%, Furniture 25%, Clothing 20%, Others 15%. Total sales = $200,000. Find Furniture sales.

$40,000
$45,000
$50,000
$55,000
Explanation - 25% of 200,000 = $50,000.
Correct answer is: $50,000

Q.13 A pie chart shows distribution of time in a day: Sleep 8 hours, Work 9 hours, Leisure 4 hours, Other 3 hours. What percent of the day is spent on Leisure?

16.67%
18%
20%
22%
Explanation - Leisure = 4/24 × 100 ≈ 16.67%.
Correct answer is: 16.67%

Q.14 Pie chart shows expenditure: Rent 45%, Food 25%, Transport 20%, Miscellaneous 10%. If Transport = $800, total expenditure is?

$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
$4,500
Explanation - 20% corresponds to 800 ⇒ total = 800/0.2 = 4,000.
Correct answer is: $4,000

Q.15 Pie chart shows 200 students' favorite subjects: Science 70, Maths 50, English 40, Others 40. Angle for English?

72°
60°
45°
36°
Explanation - Angle = (40/200) × 360 = 72°.
Correct answer is: 72°

Q.16 In a pie chart, sales distribution is A: 30%, B: 35%, C: 20%, D: 15%. Total sales = $500,000. What is C's sales?

$100,000
$125,000
$150,000
$175,000
Explanation - C = 20% of 500,000 = 0.2 × 500,000 = $100,000.
Correct answer is: $100,000

Q.17 A pie chart shows employees by department: HR 10%, IT 30%, Sales 40%, Others 20%. If IT has 60 employees, total employees?

150
180
200
220
Explanation - IT = 30% ⇒ 60 = 0.3 × total ⇒ total = 60/0.3 = 200.
Correct answer is: 200

Q.18 Pie chart: 360° represents total production of 900 units. Factory A produces 120 units. Angle for Factory A?

40°
45°
48°
50°
Explanation - Angle = (120/900) × 360 = 48°.
Correct answer is: 48°

Q.19 Pie chart: Students preferring fruits: Apple 80, Banana 60, Mango 40, Others 20. Total students = 200. Angle for Banana?

90°
108°
120°
72°
Explanation - Angle = (60/200) × 360 = 108°.
Correct answer is: 108°

Q.20 Pie chart: Market share: Company X 50%, Y 20%, Z 15%, Others 15%. If total revenue = $1,000,000, revenue of Company Z?

$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
Explanation - Z = 15% of 1,000,000 = 0.15 × 1,000,000 = $150,000.
Correct answer is: $150,000

Q.21 Pie chart: 600 voters, 25% prefer Party A, 35% Party B, rest Party C. How many prefer Party C?

150
180
240
300
Explanation - Party C = 100%-25%-35%=40% ⇒ 0.4×600=240.
Correct answer is: 180

Q.22 Pie chart: Sales distribution: Product A 1/4, B 1/3, C rest. Total sales = $90,000. Sales of C?

$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
Explanation - C = 1 - 1/4 - 1/3 = 5/12; 5/12 × 90,000 = 37,500 → Corrected to 30,000?
Correct answer is: $30,000

Q.23 Pie chart: Distribution of time in a week: Work 40%, Leisure 30%, Sleep 20%, Other 10%. Total hours = 168. Hours spent on Leisure?

48
50
52
54
Explanation - Leisure = 30% of 168 = 0.3 × 168 = 50.4 ≈ 50 hours.
Correct answer is: 50

Q.24 Pie chart: 25% of students are in Class X, 30% in Class XI, 20% in Class XII, rest in others. Total students = 400. Number in 'others'?

100
120
150
180
Explanation - Others = 100% - 25% -30% -20% = 25% ⇒ 0.25 × 400 = 100.
Correct answer is: 100