City spending

City spending

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This task is about interpreting a pie chart.

Spending of city rates 1993-94

city-spending-pie-graph.png
The pie chart above shows how each dollar of city rates was spent in Wellington in 1993-94.

Question

a)  In the newspaper it said, "59 cents of each dollar provided resources for the community".  
     What are the the two areas of spending this sentence is talking about?
    • Rubbish collection

    • Recreation, e.g. parks, libraries

    • Water

    • Sewage & drainage

    • Other community services

    • Loan interest

Question 2Change answer

b)  Of each dollar, how much was spent on rubbish collection?   cents
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students).
Level:
3
Description of task: 
Students interpret a pie graph by answering questions on how city rates were spent over one year.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students'  ability to identify that a statistical claim made by others is correct.
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Answers/responses: 
 

Y6 (06/1998)

a)
•   Recreation, e.g., parks, libraries
•   Other community services
moderate
b) 4 difficult
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely reason
b)
5 (or 6)
96
Estimates rather than calculates or miscalculation.
Amount spent on segments with figures given.