Getting a hair cut 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Further Resources This task is about reading percentages and fractions from a pie graph. Question 1Change answer Three hairdressers Anahira, Bella, and Cam, between them cut the hair of three-quarters of the people in a town. The fraction of townspeople who have their hair cut by each hairdresser is shown in the pie chart below. Three hairdressers Anahira, Bella, and Cam, between them cut the hair of three-quarters of the people in a town. The fraction of townspeople who have their hair cut by each hairdresser is shown in the pie chart below. What percentage of the people have their hair cut by Bella? What percentage of the people in the town have their hair cut by Anahira, Bella or Cam? What fraction of the people did not have their hair cut by any of these hairdressers? Task administration: This task is completed with pencil and paper or online with auto-marking. Level: 4 Curriculum info: Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Knowledge Keywords: fractions, percentages Description of task: Students identify percentages and fractions from information in a pie chart. Answers/responses: Y9 (06/1996) a) 25% easy b) 75% moderate c) 1⁄4 or 3⁄12 moderate Gardening time Equivalents
