1.   The Carpenter family earns $30,000 a year after taxes. In their budget $8000 is needed for housing, $8000 for food, $4000 towards clothing, and the rest toward miscellaneous expenses. Which two categories of the Carpenters' expenses would be represented by sectors of the same size in a circle graph?
    A. food and housing B. clothing and miscellaneous
    C. food and clothing D. food and miscellaneous
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  2.   The Carpenter family earns $30,000 a year after taxes. In their budget $8000 is needed for housing, $8000 for food, $4000 towards clothing, and the rest toward miscellaneous expenses. In a circle graph of this data, how many degrees are allowed for housing?
    A. 98° B. 96°
    C. 94° D. 100°
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  3.   Which of the following describes the best use of the circle graph?
    A. It represents frequency. B. It is a comparison graph that shows one value compared to a second value.
    C. It shows only the parts of the data that add to 50%. D. It compares parts of a set of data to the whole set.
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  4.   The circle graph compares the area of each of the Great Lakes to the total area of the Great Lakes. Which statement is not true?
   
    A. The area of Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan is about of the total area of the Great Lakes.
    B. The area of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie is a little less than of the total area of the Great Lakes.
    C. The area of Lake Superior and Lake Huron is a little more than of the total area of the Great Lakes.
    D. The area of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie is about of the total area of the Great Lakes.
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  5.   The circle graph indicates the number of children each president of the United States had. Which statement is not true?
   
    A. More than of the presidents had 1, 2, 3, or 4 children.
    B. More presidents had no children than those who had 3 or 4 children.
    C. More presidents had 1 or 2 children than those with 3 or 4 children.
    D. About of the presidents had 5 or more children.
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