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. How many degrees are allowed for miscellaneous in a circle graph of this data?
    A. 122° B. 116°
    C. 120° D. 118°
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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. Which circle graph best represents the budget data?
    A.
    B.
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  3.   Which of the following describes the best use of the circle graph?
    A. It represents frequency. B. It shows only the parts of the data that add to 50%.
    C. It is a comparison graph that shows one value compared to a second value. 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 Ontario and Lake Erie is a little less than of the total area of the Great Lakes.
    B. The area of Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan is about of the total area of the Great Lakes.
    C. The area of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie is about of the total area of the Great Lakes.
    D. The area of Lake Superior and Lake Huron is a little more than 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 presidents had 1 or 2 children than those with 3 or 4 children.
    B. More than of the presidents had 1, 2, 3, or 4 children.
    C. About of the presidents had 5 or more children.
    D. More presidents had no children than those who had 3 or 4 children.
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