Vocabulary

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Proportion

/pro-por-shun/

"Part of a whole."

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Percentage

/per-sen-tij/

"Rate per 100."

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Segment

/seg-ment/

"Part of a circle."

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Comprise

/kum-pryz/

"Consist of."

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Constitute

/kon-sti-toot/

"Make up."

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Majority

/ma-jor-i-tee/

"More than half."

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Minority

/my-nor-i-tee/

"Less than half."

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Quarter

/kwor-ter/

"25%."

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Third

/thurd/

"33%."

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Negligible

/neg-li-ji-bul/

"Too small to matter."

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Pie Charts & Proportions 🥧

Pie charts show how a whole is divided into parts. You must use percentages and fractions.

Language of Proportion

Percents: 10%, 50%, one-third, three-quarters.
Qualifiers: Just over, slightly under, exactly, roughly.
Verbs: Comprise, constitute, make up, account for.

Sample: Browser Usage

Prompt: The charts compare browser usage in 2010 vs 2020.

Sample Answer Excerpt: In 2010, Internet Explorer dominated the market, accounting for nearly 60% of users. Chrome, conversely, represented a mere 10%. By 2020, the landscape changed dramatically; Chrome comprised over half the market (55%), while Explorer's share had shrunk to a negligible 2%.

Discussion

What are synonyms for 'per cent'?
How do you say 25% as a fraction?
How do you describe a very small slice?

Practice

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What is 50% as a fraction?

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What is 25%?

3.

Which word means 'make up'?

4.

If something is 75%, it is...

5.

'Roughly' means...

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A 'segment' refers to...

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If the total is 100%, and A is 10%, B is 90%...

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Which is synonymous with 'percentage'?

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How many pie charts often appear?

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