Pie Charts probability

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Pie Charts (probability)

• Statistics

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Pupils were asked to name their favourite colour.
The number choosing each colour is shown in the
pie chart. Calculate the probability that if a
pupil is chosen at random their favourite colour
would be (i) Green (ii) Blue
(iii) Not Black (iv)
Yellow
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Pupils were asked to name their favourite sport.
The number choosing each sport is shown in the
pie chart. Calculate the probability that if a
pupil is chosen at random their favourite sport
would be (i) Golf (ii) Football
(iii) Rugby (iv)
Not hockey
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Pupils were asked to name their favourite country
to holiday in. The number choosing each country
is shown in the pie chart. Calculate the
probability that if a pupil is chosen at random
their favourite country would be (i) USA (ii)
Switzerland
(iii) Spain (iv) Stay at home
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Pupils were asked to name their favourite kind of
television. The number choosing each type is
shown in the pie chart. Calculate the
probability that if a pupil is chosen at random
their favourite type would be (i) Comedy (ii)
Soaps
(iii) Music (iv) Not Reality TV
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Pupils were asked to state how they travelled to
school. The number using each kind of transport
is shown in the pie chart. Calculate the
probability that if a pupil is chosen at random
their type would be (i) Walk (ii) Cycle
(iii) Train (iv) Not by bus
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Pupils were asked to state which career they
would like to enter when they left school. The
number choosing each is shown in the pie chart.
Calculate the probability that if a pupil is
chosen at random their choice would be (i)
Teaching (ii) Armed forces
(iii) Politics (iv) Retail (v) Medical
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Pupils were asked to state their favourite
hobby. The number choosing each is shown in the
pie chart. Calculate the probability that if a
pupil is chosen at random their choice would be
(i) Gardening (ii) Chess
(iii) Reading (iv) Not stamp collecting
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Pupils were asked to state their favourite food
dish. The number choosing each is shown in the
pie chart. Calculate the probability that if a
pupil is chosen at random their choice would be
(i) Pizza (ii) Fish and chips
(iii) Chicken (iv) Not an egg dish
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Pupils were asked to state their favourite
subject from a list of subjects. The number
choosing each subject is shown in the diagram.
If a pupil is selected at random calculate the
probability that his favourite subject is (i)
Maths (ii) History (iii) Music (iv) Not
maths