The pie chart tracks the percentage of renewable energy that’s being used in a particular community near the ocean. What are two advantages of using this type of graph for this particular data set?

Answer:

A. Readers can compare relative amounts of each type of renewable energy.

C. Readers get a quick visual on how each type of renewable energy contributes to the whole

Explanation:

Looking at the pie chart with each stated percentage consumption of each renewable energy sources, one can get a quick visual representation for easy understanding of how each contributes to the energy consumption that are renewable and also be able to tell how efficient each is.

For example, biomass has a percentage of 48%, which is the highest. Without knowing the actual amount consumed in kilojoules, we can visualize biomass as being the most dominant renewable energy source and that which will have the largest relative amount of renewable energy consumed compared to the rest.

Two advantages of using a pie chart can therefore can be summarized as:

A. Readers can compare relative amounts of each type of renewable energy.

C. Readers get a quick visual on how each type of renewable energy contributes to the whole