The resulting pie chart should visually represent the distribution of land in acres for the county. The Forest sector will occupy 15% of the chart, the Farm sector 10%, and the Urban sector 75%.
How to construct a pie chart
To construct a pie chart representing the distribution of land in acres for the given data set, follow these steps:
Calculate the percentage of each land type by dividing the number of acres for each type by the total number of acres (71,000) and multiplying by 100.
Forest: (10,650 / 71,000) * 100 = 15.00%
Farm: (7,100 / 71,000) * 100 = 10.00%
Urban: (53,250 / 71,000) * 100 = 75.00%
Determine the size of each sector in the pie chart by converting the percentages to angles.
Since there are 360 degrees in a circle, multiply each percentage by 3.6.
Forest: 15.00% * 3.6 = 54 degrees
Farm: 10.00% * 3.6 = 36 degrees
Urban: 75.00% * 3.6 = 270 degrees
Draw a circle to represent the pie chart.
Divide the circle into sectors according to the calculated angles for each land type.
Draw a sector with an angle of 54 degrees for the Forest.
Draw a sector with an angle of 36 degrees for the Farm.
Draw a sector with an angle of 270 degrees for the Urban.
Optionally, label each sector with the corresponding land type (Forest, Farm, Urban) and the percentage it represents.
The resulting pie chart should visually represent the distribution of land in acres for the county. The Forest sector will occupy 15% of the chart, the Farm sector 10%, and the Urban sector 75%.