Question

A university surveys 500 full-time students on how they get to campus each day. Each student was only allowed to select a signle answer. Their responses are summarized in the table below.

Method Frequency
Live on-campus 39
Walk 237
Drive alone 44
Carpool 111
Public transit 69


Which pie chart best represents these data?

22.2%
47.4%
Live on-
campus
7.8%
Walk
47.4%
Drive alone
8.8%
Carpool
22.2%
Public
transit
13.8%
Data Percentage
Live on-campus 7.8
Walk 47.4
Drive alone 8.8
Carpool 22.2
Public transit 13.8

20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Live on-
campus
20%
Walk
20%
Drive alone
20%
Carpool
20%
Public
transit
20%
Data Percentage
Live on-campus 20
Walk 20
Drive alone 20
Carpool 20
Public transit 20

22.2%
47.4%
Live on-
campus
13.8%
Walk
7.8%
Drive alone
22.2%
Carpool
47.4%
Public
transit
8.8%
Data Percentage
Live on-campus 13.8
Walk 7.8
Drive alone 22.2
Carpool 47.4
Public transit 8.8

16.7%
14.8%
26.2%
42.2%
Drive alone
16.7%
Live on-
campus
14.8%
Carpool
42.2%
Public
transit
26.2%
Data Percentage
Drive alone 16.73
Live on-campus 14.829
Carpool 42.205
Public transit 26.236
These data should not be shown on a pie chart.

Answer 1

The first pie chart best represents the data.