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Mandarin is the most widely spoken language in the world, spoken by 12.44% of the global population. The top 10 languages combined account for 39.83% of speakers, while the top 5 languages account for 28.05% of people. In 2009, it is estimated that around 180 million people spoke Portuguese as their first language worldwide.

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Circle Graphs Questions 001.1376050411

Mandarin is the most widely spoken language in the world, spoken by 12.44% of the global population. The top 10 languages combined account for 39.83% of speakers, while the top 5 languages account for 28.05% of people. In 2009, it is estimated that around 180 million people spoke Portuguese as their first language worldwide.

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Interpreting Circle Graphs (A)

Answer the questions about the circle graph.


Languages of the World (2009 Estimate)
Percentage of people who speak each language as their first language.

Mandarin 12.44%

Spanish 4.85%

English 4.83%

Arabic 3.25%
Hindi 2.68%
Bengali 2.66% Other 60.17%
Portuguese 2.62%
Russian 2.12%
Japanese 1.80%
German 1.33%
Javanese 1.25%

Source of data: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html

Which language is spoken by the most people?

What percentage of people speak one of the top 10 languages?

What percentage of people speak one of the top 5 languages?

If the world population was 6.8 billion in 2009, how many of those
people spoke Portuguese?

There are an estimated 7,100 languages spoken in the world. Do you


think this number will increase or decrease? Explain your answer.

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Interpreting Circle Graphs (A) Answers
Answer the questions about the circle graph.
Languages of the World (2009 Estimate)
Percentage of people who speak each language as their first language.

Mandarin 12.44%

Spanish 4.85%

English 4.83%

Arabic 3.25%
Hindi 2.68%
Bengali 2.66% Other 60.17%
Portuguese 2.62%
Russian 2.12%
Japanese 1.80%
German 1.33%
Javanese 1.25%

Source of data: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html

Which language is spoken by the most people?


Mandarin
What percentage of people speak one of the top 10 languages?
39.83%
What percentage of people speak one of the top 5 languages?
28.05%
If the world population was 6.8 billion in 2009, how many of those
people spoke Portuguese?
6,800,000,000 x 0.0262 = 178,160,000 (about 180 million)
There are an estimated 7,100 languages spoken in the world. Do you
think this number will increase or decrease? Explain your answer.
Decrease most likely due to globalization.
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