On a recent trip to the zoo we saw lions, tigers, bears, giraffes and gorillas. Our tour guide told us how much food each animal eats every day. The lions and tigers ate six pounds of food. The bears ate eight pounds. The giraffes age eleven pounds and the gorilla ate five pounds. Which type of graph would best illustrate the information given and show how much each animal ate?

Pie:  A pie graph (or circle graph) uses “slices” or “sections” to show size.  For example, if you wanted to divide a pizza up to feed ten people, one slice of the pizza would be equal to 1/10 of the pie.  The pie would be divided into ten equal sized sections with each section showing a percentage. Flow:  A flow chart is a series of pictures, shapes or subjects that are connected by arrowed lines to show the order of the pictures or shapes or subject.  A common flow chart would be a family tree showing the history or flow of ancestors. Geographical:  A geographical chart is a chart of maps... Show more

Pie:  A pie graph (or circle graph) uses “slices” or “sections” to show size.  For example, if you wanted to divide a pizza up to feed ten people, one slice of the pizza would be equal to 1/10 of the pie.  The pie would be divided into ten equal sized sections with each section showing a percentage.

Flow:  A flow chart is a series of pictures, shapes or subjects that are connected by arrowed lines to show the order of the pictures or shapes or subject.  A common flow chart would be a family tree showing the history or flow of ancestors.

Geographical:  A geographical chart is a chart of maps that can show population, terrain, industry, climate, health and a wide number of other statistics.

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