Multiple choice

$20$ out of $40$ people love eating chocolate, so eating chocolate in the pie chart will be represented by _____

  1. a semi-circle

  2. a quarter-circle
  3. $36^0$ degree sector

  4. None of these
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Explanation

20 out of 40 people is 20/40 = 1/2 of the total. In a pie chart, 1/2 of the total corresponds to 180 degrees, which is a semi-circle.

AI explanation

The fraction of people who love eating chocolate is 20 out of 40, which simplifies to 1/2. In a pie chart, the central angle for any component is calculated by multiplying its fraction by 360 degrees. Therefore, the central angle is 1/2 of 360 degrees, which equals 180 degrees, representing a semi-circle.

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