Maths Literacy Paper 1 and 2 Spring School 2011 3 - 7 October Learner's Guide

Maths Literacy
Paper 1 and 2
Spring School 2011
3
rd
7
th
October
Learners Guide
Maths Literacy Paper 1 & 2 Exam Revision Learners Guide
Spring School October 2011
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................. 3
Programme Outline ................................................................................. 4
Broadcast Schedules .............................................................................. 5
Topic Tips for Financial Maths ................................................................ 6
Topic 1: Financial Maths ......................................................................... 6
Topic Tips for Space, Shape and Measurement ................................... 16
Topic 2: Space, Shape and Measurement ............................................ 18
Topic Tips for Data Representation ...................................................... 24
Topic 3: Data Representation ............................................................... 26
Solutions to Topic 1: Financial Maths ................................................... 31
Solutions to Topic 2: Space, Shape and Measurement ......................... 37
Solutions to Topic 3: Data Representation ............................................ 39

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Introduction
Have you heard about Mindset? Mindset Network, a South African non-profit
organisation, was founded in 2002. We develop and distribute quality and
contextually relevant educational resources for use in the schooling, health and
vocational sectors. We distribute our materials through various technology platforms
like TV broadcasts, the Internet (www.mindset.co.za/learn) and on DVDs. The
materials are made available in video, print and in computer-based multimedia
formats.

At Mindset we are committed to innovation. In the last two years, we successfully ran
a series of broadcast events leading up to and in support of the NSC examinations

Now we are proud to announce our 2011 edition of Matric Exam Revision, which
began with our Winter School in July. Weve expanded the broadcast to support you
in seven subjects - Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical
Literacy, English 1
st
Additional Language, Accounting and Geography.

During our Spring School, you will get exam overviews, study tips on each of the
topics we cover, detailed solutions to selected questions from previous examination
papers, short question and answer sessions so you can check you are on track and
live phone in programmes so you can work through more exam questions with an
experienced teacher.

Getting the most from Spring School
Before you watch the broadcast of a topic, read through the questions for the topic
and try to answer them without looking up the solutions. If you get stuck and cant
complete the answer dont panic. Make a note of any questions you have. When
watching the Topic session, compare the approach you took to what the teacher
does. Dont just copy the answers down but take note of the method used.

Make sure you keep this booklet for after Spring School. You can re-do the exam
questions you did not get totally correct and mark your own work by looking up the
solutions at the back of the booklet.

Remember that exam preparation also requires motivation and discipline, so try to
stay positive, even when the work appears to be difficult. Every little bit of studying,
revision and exam practice will pay off. You may benefit from working with a friend or
a small study group, as long as everyone is as committed as you are. Mindset
believes that the 2011 Spring School programme will help you achieve the results
you want.

If you find Spring School a useful way to revise and prepare for your exams,
remember that we will be running Exam School from 15
th
October to 22
nd
November
as well where we will be repeating material from Spring School with additional live
shows. See the full schedule below.

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Programme Outline
The Mindset Winter School is designed to focus on two subjects each day. For each
subject you will find the following sessions:

- Examination Overview
This is a 15 minute session that gives details of what you can expect in each
examination paper. Practical guidelines are also given on how to prepare for the
day of the exam.

- Topics Tips
In this session you will be given a 15 minutes summary of the key ideas you need
to know, common errors and study hints to help you prepare for your exams.

- Topic Session
An expert teacher will work through specially selected questions from previous
exam papers.

- Live Phone-in
This is your chance to ask your own questions. So submit your question to the
Help Desk and we might call you back to help you live on TV. All questions you
submit will be answered within 48 hours as normal. The Help Desk is available
through the following channels.
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Broadcast Schedules
Spring School

Monday 3
rd

October
Tuesday 4
th

October
Wednesday 5
th

October
Thursday 6
th

October
Friday 7
th

October
09h30
Maths Paper 1:
Calculus
English FAL: Paper
2
Physical Sciences
Paper 1: Waves,
Sound and Light
Maths Paper 2:
Trigonometry
Graphs and Solving
3D Problems
Physical Sciences
Paper 2:
Electrochemistry
13h00 Lunch
13h30
Maths Literacy:
Shape and Space
Accounting:
Manufacturing
Accounts
Life Sciences Paper 1:
Evolution
Geography:
Climatology
Life Sciences
Paper 2:
Environmental
Studies
17h00
Maths Paper 1:
Linear
Programming
English FAL: Paper
3
Physical Sciences
Paper 1: Mechanics
Maths Paper 2:
Trigonometry
Equations and
Identities
Physical Sciences
Paper 2: Organic
Chemistry
19h00
Maths Literacy:
Data Handling
Accounting: Cash
Flow and
Interpreting
Statements
DNA & RNA
Geography:
Geomorphology
Life Sciences
Paper 2: Life
Processes
21h00
Maths Paper 1:
Functions
English FAL: Paper
1
Physical Sciences
Paper 1: Electricity
and Magnetism
Maths Paper 2: Co-
ordinate Geometry
and Transformations
Physical Sciences
Paper 2: Rates
and Chemical
Equilibrium
23h00
Maths Literacy:
Financial Maths
Accounting:
Financial
Statements
Genetics
Geography: Mapwork
Life Sciences
Paper 2:
Reproduction
01h00 Broadcast Ends

Exam School
- Saturday 15
th
October: Prelim Review Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Life
Sciences, Maths Literacy
- Wednesday 19
th
October: Maths Literacy Paper 2
- Thursday 20
th
October: Mathematics Paper 2
- Friday 21
st
October: English FAL
- Saturday 22
nd
October: Prelim Review - Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Life
Sciences, Maths Literacy
- Sunday 23
rd
October: Accounting
- Monday 24
th
October: Accounting
- Tuesday 25
th
- Wednesday 26
th
October: Maths Literacy Paper 1
- Thursday 27
th
- Saturday 29
th
- Tuesday 8
th
November: Physical Sciences Paper 1
- Wednesday 9
th
November: English FAL
- Thursday 10
th
- Saturday 12
th
- Sunday 13
th
- Monday 14
th
November: English FAL
- Wednesday 16
th
November: Life Sciences Paper 1
- Thursday 17
th
- Saturday 19
th
- Sunday 19
th
- Monday 21
st
November: Geography
- Tuesday 22
nd
November: Geography
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Topic Tips for Financial Maths
Overview

- Personal and business finance

Key Concepts
Income
Expenses
Profit / Loss / Breakeven
Tax
Inflation
Interest
Currency fluctuations

Key Skills
Using your calculator
Using tables to complete calculations
Percentage calculations for inflation, tax and interest
Reading values off graphs
Drawing graphs
Converting between currencies

Topic 1: Financial Maths
Question 1
1.1. Calculate the price of one 500g brick of margarine if a box containing thirty
500g bricks of margarine costs R399,00. (2)
1.2 Naledi intends selling oranges at her school market day. She buys one dozen
oranges for R9,00. She decides to sell the oranges in packets of six at R6,00
per packet.
Calculate:
1.2.1 The cost price of ONE orange. (2)
1.2.2 The profit she will make per dozen oranges sold. (2)
1.2.3 How much it would cost Naledi to buy 108 oranges. (2)

1.3 Convert $1 215,00 to rand. Use the exchange rate $1 = R10,52 (2)

1.4 Andrew earns a taxable salary of R 8 525,00 per month after deductions for
pension and medical aid. His tax rate is 28%. How much money will be
deposited into his account? (2)

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Question 2
Adapted from2008 DoE Preparatory Examination Paper 1
The pie charts below show the yearly expenditure of the Pythons Soccer Club and
the Mamba Soccer Club for 2010.

2.1. What was the total expenditure of Pythons Soccer Club for 2010? (1)
2.2. What percentage was spent by the Mamba Club on transport? (1)
2.3. What percentage was spent by the Mamba Club on equipment? (2)
2.4. Calculate the actual amount spent by the Pythons Club on maintenance. (2)
2.5. The Pythons Club receives its income from membership fees. The club
had 100 members in 2010, each paying R450 membership fee for the
year. All the members paid in full for 2010. What was the clubs income
from membership fees in 2010? (2)
2.6. The Pythons Club increased its membership fees by 6% for 2011.
Calculate the new membership fee for ONE member. (3)
2.7. The total income of the Mamba Club for 2010 was R42 000. Calculate the
clubs surplus (profit) for 2010.
Profit = Income Expenditure (2)
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Question 3
Adapted from November 2008 Paper 1
The Lighthouse Foundation provides food parcels, uniforms and clothing to needy children
in Limpopo.

Each year the Lighthouse Foundation presents a financial report to all its stakeholders (see
Table below).

TABLE:
Lighthouse Foundation Financial Report for 1 Mar 2010 to 28 Feb 2011
INCOME EXPENSES
Item
Amount
(in rand)
Item
Amount
(in rand)
Private donations Administration costs
Local
78 240
Salaries for part-time
employees
128 833
Overseas 57 120 Telephone 15 571
Subsidy Stationery/Postage 2 379
Local municipality 308 160 Bank charges 2 899

Services rendered to
children

Food parcels 178 200

Vegetable gardens
(seedlings, fertiliser, etc.) 5 812
School uniforms 10 047

Clothing 30 456

Transport costs

22 822
TOTAL INCOME 443 520 TOTAL EXPENSES 397 019

Use the information in the table above to answer the following questions:

3.1. Write down the period of time covered by the financial report. (1)
3.2. Name the Lighthouse Foundation's main source of income. (1)
3.3. Express the subsidy from the local municipality as a percentage of the
total income. (Round off the answer to ONE decimal place.) (4)
3.4. Calculate the average cost of ONE school uniform if 48 children received
school uniforms. (3)
3.5. The overseas donations are from Japanese businessmen. Determine the
amount in yen that the Foundation received from overseas donations.
1 Japanese yen () = 0,08 South African rand (R). (3)
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Question 4
Mrs Phumzile is starting a transport business. She owns one taxi, and she employs
Pieter as a taxi driver. The table below shows a list of the income and expenses of
Mrs Phumziles business for the month of February 2007.

Income Expenses
Maintenance costs:
a) Fuel R1065.40
b) Service and repairs R546.09
c) Cleaning R60.00
Insurance for taxi R305.45
Taxi licence fee R400.00
Taxi drivers salary R3 500.00
Taxi association fee R200.00
Fares collected R7 842.00
TOTAL R7 842.00 R6 076.94

4.1. Determine the following:
4.1.1. The total cost of maintenance. (2)
4.1.2. How many litres of fuel were used if fuel costs R7,00 a litre. (2)
4.1.3. What percentage of the total expenses is allocated to salary. (3)
4.2. On Monday 18 February, Pieter worked from 06:00 to 15:30. How many
hours did he work on that day? (2)
4.3. Pieters basic salary is R17,50 per hour. If Pieter wants to earn R200,00 per
day, how many hours does he have to work? Give your answer to the
nearest hour. (3)
4.4. Mrs Phumzile asks Pieter to go on a trip of 120 km. Pieter drives the taxi at
an average speed of 90 km/h. How long will the trip take? Write your answer
correct to one decimal place. Given the formulae:

Distance = Speed x Time
Time
Distance
Speed =
Speed
Distance
Time = (3)
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Question 5
Adapted from November 2009 Paper 1

5.1. What percentage of the grants allocated during 2007 were for old-age
pensioners? (1)
5.2. Calculate the difference between the number of beneficiaries receiving child
support grants during 2005 and 2007. (3)
5.3. Calculate the following missing values from the table:
5.3.1. A (2)
5.3.2. B (2)

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5.4. The percentage of the total number of beneficiaries for each type of grant
during 2005 is represented as a bar graph on the next page. Complete the
graph by adding in bars to represent the percentage of allocations for the
different types of grants during 2007.

(4)
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Question 6
Adapted from DoE/Feb-Mar Exam 2009 Paper 2)

If one loaf of brown bread requires 450g of flour, determine the maximum number of
loaves of brown bread that can be baked from a 12,5kg bag of flour. (4)

6.1. The table below shows the weekly cost of making the bread.

TABLE: Weekly cost of making brown bread

Number of loaves 0 40 80 120 160 B 300
Total income
(in rand)
400 540 680 A 960 1 240 1 450

The formula used to calculate the total cost per week is:
Total cost per week = Fixed weekly cost + (number of loaves of bread
cost per loaf)
Use the given formula to determine the values of A and B in the table. (4)

6.2. The table below shows the weekly income from selling the bread.

TABLE: Weekly income received from selling bread.

Number of loaves 0 40 120 150 D 250 300
Total income (in rand) 0 240 C 900 960 1 500 1 800

Determine the values of C and D in the table. (4)

6.3. Use the values from the Tables in question 2.1 and 2.2 to draw TWO
straight-line graphs on the same grid, showing the total COST per week of
making bread and the INCOME per week from selling bread. Clearly label
the graphs COSTS and INCOME. (8)
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The Hospitality Studies department of Sesfikile High School bakes brown bread in
order to raise funds for the shortfall incurred in their day-to-day expenses.

The school charges the Hospitality Studies department a fixed weekly cost of
R400,00 for water and electricity.

The cost of producing one loaf of brown bread, including labour and ingredients, is
R3,50. The brow bread is sold at R6,00 a loaf.
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Question 7:
Adapted from DoE Preparatory Exam 2008 Paper 2

7.1. Express the cost of the most expensive stage of the work as a percentage of
the total labour cost. (3)
7.2. The length of the top floor is 11 m; the width, including the balcony, is 7,60 m
and the thickness is 17 cm. Calculate the volume of the concrete used for
the top floor.
Volume of a rectangular prism = length width height (4)
7.3. A cubic metre of concrete costs R850,00. How much did Mukala pay for the
concrete for the top floor? (3)
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Mukala is busy building his new house. The length of the house is 11 m and the
width is 6,10 m. The building is a double storey. The details below are found in his
notebook
TABLE 3
STAGE OF WORK LABOUR COST
1. Foundations R5 500,00
2. Building of walls below the top floor R7 000,00
3. Plastering of walls inside and outside below the
top floor
R6 000,00
4. Preparing for throwing the concrete on the top
floor
R4 500,00
5. Throwing the concrete on the top floor R18 000,00
6. Building of support columns R4 500,00
7. Roofing R14 000,00
8. Electrical installation R3 600,00
9. Building of walls on the top floor up to the roof R9 000,00
10. Plastering of walls inside and outside on the top
floor
R11 000,00

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Question 8
Adapted from November Exam 2008 Paper 2
Mrs Maharaj makes duvet sets, which she sells at the local street market at R150,00 per set
(including VAT).
- If she makes 50 or less duvet sets per month, her production costs are R100,00 per set.
- If she makes more than 50 duvet sets per month, her production costs are reduced by
15% per set.

Mrs Maharaj has to pay R8 400 annually for the rental of her stall and she has weekly
transport costs of R75.

8.1. Mrs Maharaj prepares a monthly budget.
8.1.1. Show that her fixed cost for the month of February is R1 000,00. (2)
8.1.2. How does her fixed cost for February compare to her average
monthly fixed costs? Show ALL calculations. (5)
8.2. Calculate the production cost per duvet set if 90 sets are made per month. (2)

8.3. The table below shows Mrs Maharaj's production cost for different quantities
of duvet sets made in February.

TABLE 1: Cost of duvet sets made in February
Number of duvet sets
0 30 50 51 56 60 70 D
Total cost per month
(in rand)
1 000 4 000 6 000 5 335 5 760 6 100 C 7 800

The formula used to calculate the total cost is:

Total cost = fixed monthly cost + (number of duvet sets cost per set)

Use the formula and the given information to determine the missing values C
and D. (5)

8.4. Mrs Maharaj draws two graphs to represent her income and expenses for
different quantities of duvet sets. The graph showing her INCOME for
different quantities of duvet sets has already been drawn on the next page.

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Use the values from TABLE 1 to draw a second graph on this grid showing
the total EXPENSES for February for making different quantities of duvet
sets. Label the graph as 'EXPENSES'. (7)

8.5. Use the two graphs to answer the following questions:
8.5.1. How many duvet sets must Mrs Maharaj sell to break even? (2)
8.5.2. What profit will she make if all 80 duvet sets are sold? (3)
8.5.3. Suppose Mrs Maharaj makes 80 duvet sets, but only sells 70 of
them. Calculate her profit for February. (3)
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Topic Tips for Space, Shape and Measurement
Overview
Perimeter
Area
Volume

Perimeter

Key Concepts
Length of the outside of a shape
The perimeter of a circle is also known as the circumference
Always change all measurements to the same units before starting any
calculation
Unit can be mm, cm, m or km

Common Errors
Careless errors
Not changing units to the same unit before starting any calculation
Forgetting units in the answer

Study Hints
Practice, practice and practice (Use old papers)

Area

Key Concepts
Always use the formulae given in the question
Two dimensional shape, normally with a length and breadth or a length and
height
calculation
Units
2

Common Errors
Not using the given formula
Careless errors
Not using units
2

Study Hints

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Volume

Key Concepts
Always use the formulae given in the question
Three dimensional shape, normally with a length, breadth and a height.
calculation
Units
3

Common Errors
Not using the given formula
Careless errors
Not using units
3

Study Hints

In Summary:

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Topic 2: Space, Shape and Measurement
Question 1
Adapted from November, 2010, Paper 1, Question 1.3

During an experiment, an amount of liquid was poured into a calibrated rectangular
container, as shown in the diagram below.

A calibrated container has accurate measurements marked on it. It is used to
measure volume.

The dimensions of the container are:
Length = 50cm, breadth = 40cm and height = 45cm

1.1 Calculate the volume, in
3
cm , of the container.
Use the following formula: height breadth length Volume = (2)

1.2 3 000
3
cm of the liquid was poured into the calibrated container.
Calculate the height of the liquid in the container by using the following `
formula:

breadth length
liquid of volume
liquid of Height
= (2)

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Question 2
Adapted from November, 2010, Paper 1 Question 2.1

Thandiwe wants to make a new pencil holder. She has a choice of an open
cylindrical holder or an open rectangular holder. She wants to cover the outside of
the holder to match the table cloth on her desk.

A cylindrical holder with : radius = 5cm and height = 15cm

A rectangular holder with: length = 10cm, breadth = 8cm and
height = 15cm

Determine the surface area of :

2.1 the cylindrical holder

3,14 using and height, radius 2 cylinder a of area Surface = = t t

2.2 the rectangular holder

( ) height breadth length 2 prism r rectangula a of area Surface + =

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Question 3

Mrs. Smith and her touring parting decide to visit an indoor swimming pool.

3.1 The kiddies pool at the indoor pool has a diameter of 5m. There is a
protective fence 3m around the outside of the perimeter of the pool as shown
in the diagram below:
.

3.1.1 Determine the perimeter of the fence.

Use the formula: 3,14 using and diameter, Perimeter = = t t (3)

3.1.2 The area between the pool and the fence needs to be grassed. Grass
is bought in trays which can cover 4
2
m and each tray costs R89,95.
Determine how much it will cost to grass the required area.

Use the formula: 3,14 using , r circle a of Area
2
= = t t (11)

3.2 The kiddies pool is filled with 6 000 litres of water. Mrs. Smith wanted to know
what this volume of water would be in gallons.

Convert the volume of water in the pool into gallons if 1 gallon = 4,546 l (2)

Pool Fence
5m
3m
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Question 4

Mr J Khoso owns a plot, as shown in the diagram below (not drawn to scale). His
house (D) is on the eastern side of the plot. Also on the plot is a cattle kraal (A), a
circular water tank (B), and a vegetable garden (C).

4.1 Give the general direction for the water tank from the house? (1)

4.2 Determine the perimeter of Mr. Khoso's plot. (3)

4.3 Calculate the volume of water in the circular water tank, if the height of the
water in the tank is 2m.

Use the formula: ( ) 3,14 using and height, radius Volume
2
= = t t (3)

4.4 Determine the area of the cattle kraal.

Use the formula: height base
2
1
triangle of Area = (3)

4.5 Calculate the total area of Mr Khoso's plot
Use the formula: ( ) height sides parallel of sum
2
1
trapezium a of Area = (4)
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Question 5
Adapted from November, 2010, Paper 2, Question 4

5.1 Triggers Enterprises was awarded the tender for making rectangular
cardboard boxes to package bottles of cough syrup. Each bottle is packed in
a cardboard box with a square base, as shown below:

* The diameter of the base of the bottle is 58mm and the height of the box is
143mm.
* The length of the side of the box must be approximately 105% of the diameter
of the base of the bottle.
* The height of the box is approximately 102% of the height of the bottle.

The following formulae may be used:

( ) 3,14 using and , radius circle a of Area
2
= = t t
( )
2
length side square a of Area =
breadth length rectangle of Area =

The following conversions may be useful:
2 2
100mm cm 1 =
2 2
cm 000 10 m 1 =

5.1.1 Calculate the height of the bottle to the nearest mm. (3)

5.1.2 In order to minimise the cost of cardboard required for the box, the following
guideline is used:

The difference between the areas of the base of the cardboard box and the
base of the bottle should not be more than 11cm
2

Determine whether the dimensions of this cardboard box satisfy the above
guideline. Show ALL appropriate working. (11)

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5.2 To ensure that the box is strong enough, the cardboard used for the box has a
mass of 240 grams per
2
m . ( )
2
/ m g

The layout of the opened cardboard box is shown below.

* Section C is a semicircle
* The area of each section D = 1 832 mm
2

* The area of section E = 2 855mm
2

5.2.1 Calculate the total mass of the cardboard needed for one box, to the
nearest gram. (11)

5.2.2 The total cost of the cough syrup includes the cost of the cardboard
box.

Use the following frmula to calculate the cost of a boxed bottle of cough
syrup:

kg per R20,00 box) cardboard of (mass R16,00 cost Total + = (3)
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Topic Tips for Data Representation
Overview
Bar Charts
Histograms
Pie Charts

Bar Charts

Key Concepts
Data is represented in a vertical or horizontal bar.
Bars are separated by spaces indicating discrete data.
Useful for representing data where different categories of data are being
compared in size.
The size of the individual bars is in proportion to the value of the data and needs
a suitable scale.

Common Errors
No spaces left between bars.
Incorrect scales.

Study Hints
Pay particular attention to compound bar charts.

Histograms

Key Concepts
Used to represent a continuous range of data.
No spaces between bars.
Used when one category of data has a range of possible values e.g. Birth
weights.

Common Errors
Not realising that a bar represents a range of values (use half way value in
calculations)
Not keeping data continuous. (i.e. leaving spaces on chart)

Study Hints
Learn how to calculate the mean from histogram data

Pie Charts

Key Concepts
Calculate percentages and convert data to percentages.
Used to represent portions of a whole set of data.

Common Errors
Trying to make data that is not part of a whole fit the pie chart diagram
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Mis-representation of Data

Key Concepts
Use of Scales
Starting points of data

Common Errors
Assuming data is equally spaced
Assuming data starts at zero

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Topic 3: Data Representation

Question 1: Bar Charts
Adapted from Feb/March, 2010, P1, Question 2

Mr Le Roux publishes children's books. Initially he published the children's books
only in English. He now intends to translate the books into other official South African
languages. The bar graph below shows the percentage distribution of the South
African population according to official language groups. The population of South
Africa was approximately 47 900 000 in 2009.

1.1 Which official language is spoken by the largest percentage of South Africa's
population?(1)
1.2 Use the graph to list the official languages that are used by less than 5% of the
population.(2)
1.3 What percentage of the population uses Siswati as an official language? (2)
1.4 Calculate the number of South Africans that uses English as an official language.
(3)

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Question 2: Histograms

The histogram represents the weights of 60 babies and 6 babies weigh from 4 to
4.5kg.

2.1 Which category of birth weight had the most recorded births? (2)
2.2 Calculate the number of babies weighing less than 3kg. (4)
2.3 Create a frequency table for the information in this histogram. (8)
2.4 Create a frequency polygon from the information in the table in 2.3 (6)

Question 3: Pie Charts
Adapted from November, 2010, P2, Question 3

Mr Riet wanted to show his colleagues that the South African government was
spending more on education than on most other departments.
The two graphs below show the budgeted government expenditure for the financial
years 2009/2010 and 2010/2011.

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The total expenditure budgeted for 2009/2010 was R834,3 billion and for 2010/2011
wasR900,9 billion.

3.1 Show that the difference between the amounts budgeted for education for the
financial years 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 is more thanR20 000 000 000. (8)
3.2 Give TWO possible reasons why you think the South African government should
increase its budgeted expenditure for education. (4)

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Question 4: Mis-Representation of Data

Examine the Bar Graph below and answer the questions that follow.

4.1 What is the difference between the number of national passengers and
international passengers carried in 2003? (3)
4.2 What is the ratio of national passengers to international passengers carried in
2003? (3)
4.3 Does the airline carry more national or more international passengers? (2)
4.4 Explain what message this chart wants people to believe about the statistics and
how it has achieved this. (4)

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Question 5: Compound Bar Graphs

Examine the Bar Graph below and answer the questions that follow.

5.1 What percentage(%) of people took out medical insurance with a financial
adviser? (2)
5.2 What percentage of people had life cover without having used a financial
planner? (2)
5.3 What is the difference in % between the people who use a financial adviser
and those that do not when providing for retirement? (3)
5.4 Explain what message this chart wants people to believe about the statistics
and whether it succeeded or not. (4)
5.5 Explain why a pie chart was not used to represent the information in this
chart. (2)

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Solutions to Topic 1: Financial Maths
1.1.
30
R399

= R13,30

OR
Total number of grams in a box = 500g x 30
= 15 000g
Cost of 500g =
000 15
R399
500
= R13,30
1.2
1.2.1 Cost of 1 orange =
12
9,00 R

= R0,75 (2)

1.2.2 dozen oranges sell for R12,00
Profit = E12,00 R9,00
= R3,00 (2)
1.2.3. Cost = 108 R0,75
= R81,00

(2)
1.3. $1 = R10,52
$1 215,00 = R10,52 x 1215,00
= R12 781,80 (2)

1.4 Tax: R 8 525,00 x 0,28 =R 2 387,00
Income: R 8 525,00 R 2 387,00 =R 6 138,00 (2)

Question 2
2.1. Pythons: R54 000 (1)
2.2. 45% (1)
2.3. 100% - (45% + 11% + 14%)
= 30% (2)

2.4. 33% of R54 000
= 0,33 54000
= R17 820 (2)
2.5. 100 R450
= R45 000 (2)

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2.6. R450 + (6% of R450)
= R450 + (
100
6
R450)
= R450 + R27 = R477 (3)

2.7. R42 000 R35 000
= R7 000 (2)
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Question 3
3.1. 1 March 2010 28 February 2011 or 12 months
(1)
3.2. Local municipality or Subsidy (1)
3.3.
520 R443
160 R308
100%
= 69, 48051948 %
~
69,5% (4)

3.4. Average cost of one school uniform
= R10 047 48
= R209,3125
= R209,31 (3)

3.5. R0,08 : 1 yen = R57 120 : x

1
08 , 0
=
x
120 57

0,08 x = 57 120
08 , 0
08 , 0 x
=
08 , 0
120 57

x = 714 000 yen (3)
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Question 4
4.1.1. Maintenance costs:
= R1065,40 + R546,09 + R60
= R1 671,49 (2)
4.1.2. No. of litres of fuel
= R1065,40 7
= 152,2l (2)

4.1.3.
076,94 R6
500 R3
100%
= 57,59% (3)

4.2. Hours worked = 15:30 6:00
= 9h30 min (2)

4.3. No. of hours = R200 R17,50
= 11,4287
12 hrs (3)

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4.4.
Speed
Distance
Time =

km/h 90
km 120
Time =
Time = 1h 20 min (3)
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Question 5
5.1. 18,2% (1)
5.2. Difference = 7 908 138 5 662 911
= 2 245 227 (3)

5.3. Missing values
5.3.1. A = 100% - 22,3% - 60,2% - 3,6%
A = 13,9% (2)

5.3.2. B = 2 194 066 + 7 908 138 + 1 420 335 + 517 580
B = 12 036 739 (2)
5.4. The graph

Old-age 2007 (accept 18%) Child support in 2007 (accept 66%)
Disability in 2007 (accept 12%) Other in 2007 (accept 4%) (4)
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Question 6
6.1. Number of loaves =
g 450
kg 12,5

=
g 450
g 500 12

= 27,78 27 loaves (4)

6.2. Total cost = fixed cost + (number of loaves cost per loaf)
A = 400 + (120 x R3,50)
A = R820
AND
1 240 = 400 + (B R3,50)
840 = (B R3,50)

3,50
840
=
3,50
B 3,50

240 loaves = B (4)

6.3. Income = number of loaves price of loaf
C = 120 x R6,00
C = R720,00

AND
960 = D x R6,00
960 = 6D

6
960
=
6
6D

D = 160 loaves (4)

Question 7
7.1. R5 5000 + R7 000 + R6 000 + R4 500 + 18 000 + R4 500 + R14 000 +
R3 6000 + R9 000 + R11 000 = R83 100,00

Percentage =
100 R83
000 R18
100%
= 21,6606%
= 21,7% (3)
7.2. Length = 11 m Wide = 7,60m Thickness = 17cm = 0,17m

Volume of the slab = l w h
= 11 x 7,60 x 0,17
= 14,212m
3
(4)

7.3. A cubic meter cost R850 including the delivery.
Volume of the slab = 14,212 m
3

Mukala will pay: 14,212 m3 R850 = R12 089,20 (3)

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Question 8
8.1.1. Fixed monthly cost =
12
400 R8
+ 4 R 75
= R700 + R300
= R 1 000 (2)
8.1.2. Annual transport costs = R75 52
= R3 900,00

Total annual costs = R8 400,00 + R3 900,00
= R12 300

Average monthly costs =
12
300 12 R

= R1 025,00

The fixed costs for February is R25,00 less than the average monthly
fixed costs.. (5)
8.2. 15% reduction means the cost = 85% of R100
New production cost = 0,85 R100 = R85,00
(2)

8.3. 80 is more than 50, so the cost is R85 per duvet set.

Total cost = fixed cost + (no. of duvet sets cost per set)
So C = R1 000 + 70 R85
= R1 000 + R5 950
= R 6 950

R 1 000 + D R 85 = R 7 800
D R 85 = R 6 800

D =
85 R
800 6 R

D = 80
(5)

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8.4.

Plotting given points from table Plotting calculated points (C; D)
Joining points up to (50; 6000) with straight lines
Plotting (51 ; 5335) Joining points up to (80 ; 7800) (7)
Using the graphs:
8.4.1. 20 Duvet sets (2)
8.4.2. Profit = Income expenses
= R12 000 R7 800
= R4 200 (3)
8.4.3. Profit = Income from 70 sets Expenses from 80 sets
= R10 500 R7 800
= R2 700 (3)
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6000
7000
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INCOME AND EXPENSES
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Solutions to Topic 2: Space, Shape and Measurement
Question 1

1.1 Volume = length breadth height
= 50cm 40cm 45 cm
= 90 000 cm
3

1.2

1,5cm
000cm 2
000cm 3

40cm 50cm
000cm 3

breadth length
liquid of volume
liquid of Height
2
3
3
=
=
=

Question 2

2.1

2
cm 471
15cm 5cm 3,14 2
height radius 2 cylinder a of area Surface
=
=
= t

2.2

( )
2
cm 540
15cm 18cm 2
15cm 8cm) 10cm ( 2
height breadth length 2 prism r rectangula a of area Surface
=
=
+ =
+ =

Question 3
3.1.1

34,54m
11m 3,14
3m) 3m (5m 3,14
diameter Perimeter
=
=
+ + =
=t

3.1.2

2
2 2
2 2
2 2
m 75,36
19,625m - 94,985m
6,25) 3,14 ( - ) 25 , 30 (3,14
) 2,5 (3,14 - ) 5,5 3,14 (
) r ( - ) r (
Area Pool - Area Total Area Grassed
=
=
=
=
=
=
t t

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trays 19
trays 18,84
m 4 m 75,36 required trays of Number
2 2
=
=
=

05 709, R1
R89,95 trays 19 grass of Cost
=
=

3.2 gallons = 6 000 l 4,546 l
= 1 319,84 gallons

Question 4

4.1 South Westerly direction.

4.2 Perimeter = 250m + 200m + 150m + 200m + 224m
= 1024m

4.3

( )
3
2
2
2
m 628
2m m 100 3,14
2m m) (10 3,14
height radius Volume
=
=
=
=t

4.4

2
m 000 20
200m 200m
2
1

height base
2
1
triangle of Area
=
=
=

4.5

( )
2
m 000 60
200m 600m
2
1

200m 150m)) (200m (250m
2
1

height sides parallel of sum
2
1
trapezium a of Area
=
=
+ + =
=

Question 5

5.1.1

mm 140
m 140,19...m
102
100
143mm bottle of Height
=
=
=

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5.1.2
2
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
10,6807cm
cm 100 mm 07 1068,
- mm 2640,74 - 3708,81mm
- ) 841mm (3,14 - 3708,81mm
) (29mm) (3,14 - (60,9mm)
) r ( - ) (
bottle of base of area - box of base of area areas in Difference
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
t l

Therefore the dimensions of the cardboard box satisfy the guideline.

5.2.1

2
2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2
2 2
2
m 0,05534684
000m 10 100cm 55346,84mm
2855mm 7328mm 2911,42mm 7417,62mm 834,8mm 34
1) 855mm (2 4) 832mm (1
2)
2
1
30,45mm) ( (3,14 2) 60,9mm (60,9mm 4) 60,9mm (143mm
1) (E 4) (D 2) (C 2) (B 4) (A Area
=
=
+ + + + =
+
+ + + =
+ + + + =

13g
240g m 0,05534684 box 1 of Mass
2
=
=

5.2.2

R16,26
R0,26 R16,00
R20,00 0,013kg R16,00
R20,00 1000g) (13g R16,00
kg per R20,00 box) cardboard of (mass R16,00 cost Total
=
+ =
+ =
+ =
+ =

Solutions to Topic 3: Data Representation
Question 1
1.1 Isizulu
1.2 IsiNdebele, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Siswati
1.3 100%-(14,3+8,6+1,5+17,6+23,8+9,4+7,9+8,2+1,7+4,4)= 2,6%
1.4 8,6% of 47 900 000 = 47 900 000 X

=4 119 400 people.
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Question 2
2.1 3-3.5kg
2.2 21 babies

2.3
Category/kg Frequency Cum. Freq.
1-1.5 2.5 2.5
1.5-2 2.5 5
2-2.5 6 11
2.5-3 11 22
3-3.5 13 35
3.5-4 10 45
4-4.5 6 51
4.5-5 5 56
5-5.5 2 58
5.5-6 2 60

2.4

0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Series1
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Question 3

3.1 17% of 834,3 billion in 2009 and 18% of 900,9 billion in 2010
Difference is 20.331 billion

3.2 An increase in school going population means there are more children
needing education and teachers deserve better salaries.

Question 4
4.1 6.2 million- 4.8 million = 1.4 million passengers
4.2 1,4:4,8 or 7:24
4.3 More international passengers.
4.4 There has been a large increase in passengers especially international
passengers. By starting the scale at 3.8 million rather than zero the change in
passenger volumes looks larger than it really is.

Question 5

5.1 96%
5.2 80%
5.3 58-42= 16%
5.4 People who had various insurances used a financial adviser to get the products.
Financial advisers are a key component to getting proper insurance cover and
investment products.
5.5 No- Each category is a unit on its own and does not form part of a whole.

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