document.write( "Question 464353: Stat. class. How do you consruct a pie chart when only percentages are given? I don't have frequencies to compute degrees. Components of Earth's crust:
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document.write( "Element    Percent     Percent of 360° = Angle \r\n" );
document.write( "O2          45.6%          .456 × 360° = 164.16° \r\n" );
document.write( "Silicon     27.3           .273 × 360° =  98.28°\r\n" );
document.write( "Alum.        8.4           .084 × 360° =  29.88°\r\n" );
document.write( "Fe           6.2           .062 × 360° =  22.32°\r\n" );
document.write( "Ca           4.7           .047 × 360° =  16.92°\r\n" );
document.write( "Other        7.8           .078 × 360° =  28.08°\r\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the pizza, using a compass for the circle and a protractor\r\n" );
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document.write( "percentages in the pieces of pie even though I didn't here:\r\n" );
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