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Topic guide: Pie charts, angles and totals

Convert a pie-chart sector into a share using 360 degrees, recover category values from a supplied total and recognise why charts with different totals cannot be compared by angle alone.

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2 min read Original learning material · Prepared 14 Oct 2026

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01 / UNDERSTANDING

Learning objectives

Study angle-to-share conversion, percentage sectors and comparisons across different bases. Explain why proportional pictures do not directly provide absolute values without the accompanying total.

02 / UNDERSTANDING

The concept in context

A full pie represents the whole and has 360 degrees. A sector’s fraction is its angle divided by 360, so its amount equals that fraction multiplied by the stated total. A percentage-labelled sector uses the same part-to-whole relationship without requiring the intermediate angle conversion.

03 / UNDERSTANDING

A worked learning case

Original educational case. In an original expenditure chart with a total of ₹72,000, a 90-degree sector represents one quarter, or ₹18,000. A second chart totals ₹1,20,000 and has a 72-degree sector worth ₹24,000. The second sector has a smaller angle but a larger amount because its overall base is greater.

ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE

Try it before you check.

Original practice: A 60-degree sector belongs to a pie representing 900 items. How many items does it represent?

Show the answer and reasoning

150 items.

The sector is 60/360, or one sixth, of the complete circle. One sixth of 900 is 150. Using 60 as a percentage would incorrectly treat an angle measurement as a percent share. The calculation requires both the sector angle and the total represented by the full pie.

Two traps to watch for.

  • Treating degrees as if they were percentages.
  • Comparing sector amounts across charts without checking totals.

YOUR TOPIC-SPECIFIC LEARNING MAP

Your revision map

  1. Convert each sector into a fraction.

  2. Write the full-pie total beside the chart.

  3. Check whether all category amounts sum correctly.

Explain the idea, apply it to a new situation, then check what changed in your reasoning.

BANKERS TUTORIAL · SOURCE NOTES

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Official links provide subject context and authoritative reference material. This guide’s explanation, scenario and question are original Bankers Tutorial learning content.

  1. sbi.bank.in https://sbi.bank.in/web/careers/current-openings
  2. sbi.bank.in https://sbi.bank.in/webfiles/uploads/files_2627/09/SBI_JA-Customer_Support_Sales-IH_Pre-2026-27_Eng.pdf

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