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Proportions Used in Pie-Chart

 

We must use the mentioned proportions in Task 1, especially in a pie chart.


Percentages:

10% increase, 25 per cent decrease, increased by 15%, dropped by 10 per cent, fall at 50%, reached to 75%, tripled, doubled, one-fourth, three-quarters, half, double fold, treble, 5 times higher, 3 timers lower, declined to about 49%, stood exactly at 43%.

 


Fractions:

4% = A tiny fraction.

24% = Almost a quarter.

25% = Exactly a quarter.

26% = Roughly one quarter.

32% = Nearly one-third, nearly a third.

49% = Around a half, just under a half.

50% = Exactly a half.

51% = Just over a half.

73% = Nearly three quarters.

77% = Approximately three quarters, more than three-quarter.

79% = Well over three quarters.

 


Proportions:  

2% = A tiny portion, a very small proportion.

4% = An insignificant minority, an insignificant proportion.

16% = A small minority, a small portion.

70% = A large proportion.

72% = A significant majority, A significant proportion.89% = A very large proportion. 

89% = A very large proportion.


Words/ Phrases of Approximation - Vocabulary:


» Approximately

» Nearly

» Roughly

» Almost

» About

» Around

» More or less

» Just over

» Just under

» Just around

» Just about

» Just below

» A little more than

» A little less than

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