Lesson 3B Statistical Displays 517= Step-by-Step Solutions begin on page R1.
Extra Practice begins on page EP2.
Examples 1 and 2 Display each set of data in a circle graph.- U.S. Steel Roller Coasters
Type Percent
Sit down 86%
Inverted 8%
Other 6% - U.S. Orange Production
State Orange Production
California 18%
Florida 81%
Texas 1% - Animals in Pet Store
Animal Number of Pets
Birds 13
Cats 11
Dogs 9
Fish 56
Other 22
7. Favorite Games
Type of Game Number of Students
Card 7
Board 9
Video 39
Sports 17
Drama 8
Examples 3 and 4 8. LANDFILLS Use the circle graph that
shows what is in U.S. landfills.
a. What takes up the most space
in landfills?
b. About how many times more
paper is there than food and
yard waste?
c. If a landfill contains 200 million
tons of trash, how much of it is
plastic?99 MONEY Use the graph that shows the results of a survey.
Do Americans Favor Common
North American Currency?/P
:FT
%POU
,OPX
a. What percent of Americans favor a common North American currency?
b. About how many of the approximately 298 million Americans would
say “Don’t Know” in response to this survey?
c. About how many more Americans oppose a common currency than
favor it?Paper
30% Plastic
24%Metal
8%Rubber and Leather
6%Other Trash
21%Food and
Yard Waste
11 %What is in U.S. Landfills?513_531_C09_L3_895130.indd 517 1/11/10 9:40 AM