The table gives information about how the UK used its energy in 2017.
CREDS calculations based on BEIS (2018)
Sector | Percentage of UK energy used by sector (%) |
Industry | 17 |
Transport | 40 |
Households | 28 |
Other | 15 |
a) Draw an accurate pie chart to show this information.
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In 2017, the UK used the equivalent of 141 million tonnes of oil for energy.
One year the government develops a new initiative to get more people to use electric buses.
The energy used by transport decreased by 15%.
The UK will use the same total amount of energy.
b) Express the amount of energy the UK will use for transport as a percentage of 141 million tonnes of oil equivalent.
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