CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MALAYSIA

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS PROJECT WORK 2018

PART 1

The prices of goods sold in shops vary from one shop to another. Shoppers tend to buy goods, which are not
only reasonably priced but also give value for their money.

You are required to carry out a survey on four different items based on the following categories i.e. food,
detergent and stationery. The survey should be done in three different shops.

(a) Collect pictures, newspaper cuttings or photos on items that you have chosen. Design a collage to
illustrate the chosen items.

(b) Record the items and their prices systematically as in Table 1. Since items may be differently packed,
be sure to use consistent measurements for each item selected so that comparison can be done easily
and accurately.

Price (RM)
Category Item
Shop A Shop B Shop C
1. Self-Raising Flour
(Blue Key)
Food 2. Sugar
3. Butter (Anchor)
4. Eggs (Grade A)
Total Price
1.
2.
Detergent
3.
4.
Total Price
1.
2.
Stationery
3.
4.
Total Price
Grand Total

Table 1

(c) Create at least two suitable graphical representations (the use of ICT is encouraged) to compare and
contrast the prices of the items chosen.

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(d) Based on the graphical representations that you have constructed in Part 1(c), interpret, discuss and
draw conclusions.

(e) Identify an item that has a large price difference among the shops. Calculate the mean and the
standard deviation of that particular item. Hence, suggest and discuss possible reasons for the price
difference.

PART 2

Every year SMK Maju Jaya organises a carnival to raise funds for the school. This year the school plans to
install air conditioners in the school library. Last year, during the carnival, your class made and sold butter
cakes. Because of the popularity of butter cakes, your class has decided to carry out the same project for
this year’s carnival.

(a) Suggest a shop from Part 1 from which you would go to purchase the ingredients for the butter
cakes. State and discuss your reasons for purchasing from the shop you suggested.

(b) Complete Table 2 with the prices of the items found in the shop/supermarket that you have chosen.

Price in the year Price in the year

Ingredient Quantity per cake Weightage
2017 (RM) 2018 (RM)
Self-raising flour 250 g 1.20 5
(Blue Key)
Sugar 200 g 0.50 4
Butter (Anchor) 250 g 11.50 5
Eggs (Grade A) 5 eggs (300g) 2.00 6

Table 2

(i) Calculate the price index for each of the ingredients in Table 2 for the year 2018 based on
the year 2017.

(ii) Calculate the composite index for making a butter cake in the year 2018 based on the year
2017.

(iii) In the year 2017, the butter cake was sold at RM30.00 each. Suggest a suitable selling price
for the butter cake in the year 2018. Give reasons for your answer.

(c) (i) Find out from reliable sources how to determine suitable capacity of air-conditioner to be
installed based on volume/size of a room.

(ii) Work in groups to estimate the volume of your school library. Explain how you arrive at
your answer. Hence, determine the number of air conditioners with the appropriate capacity
required for your library.

(iii) If your class intends to sponsor one air conditioner for the school library, how many butter
cakes must your class sell in order to buy the air conditioner?

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PART 3

As a committee member for the carnival, you are required to prepare an estimated budget to organise this
year’s carnival. The committee has to take into consideration the increase in expenditure from the previous
year due to inflation. The price of food, transportation and tents has increased by 15%. The cost of games,
prizes and decorations remains the same, whereas the cost of miscellaneous items has increased by 30%.

(a) Complete Table 3 based on the information given below.

Expenditure Amount in 2017 Amount in 2018 Weightage

(RM) (RM)
Food 1200.00 12
Games 500.00 5
Transportation 300.00 3
Decorations 200.00 2
Prizes 600.00 6
Tents 800.00 8
Miscellaneous 400.00 4

Table 3

(b) Calculate the composite index for the estimated budget of the carnival in the year 2018 based on
the year 2017.

(c) The change in the composite index for the estimated budget for the carnival from the year 2017 to
the year 2018 is the same as the change from the year 2018 to the year 2019. Determine the
composite index of the budget for the year 2019 based on the year 2017.

CONCLUSION

Due to inflation, suggest which expenses can be reduced to save the cost of the carnival? State your reasons.

FURTHER EXPLORATION

Index numbers are being used in many different daily situations, for example air pollution index, stock
market index, gold index and property index.
Obtain information from the Internet or other reliable sources on the importance of two different types of
index numbers of your choice. Elaborate the use and the importance of these index numbers in daily life
situations.

REFLECTION

While you were conducting the project, what have you learnt? What moral values did you practise?
Represent your opinions or feelings creatively through usage of symbols, illustrations, drawing or even in a
song.