CURRICULUM GRADE 10 – 12

DIRECTORATE

LEARNER SUPPORT DOCUMENT

GRADE 11

MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

2025
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This support document was developed and collated by KZN

Provincial Mathematical Literacy Subject Advisors and Lead Teachers

PREFACE

This document serves to assist Mathematical Literacy learners on how to deal with curriculum. It also
captures the challenging topics in Grade 11 work. Activities should serve as a guide on how to assess
topics dealt with in this document.
It is hoped that teachers will find this document useful for better learner performance in 2025 and that
they will benefit from this document.
Provincial Mathematical Literacy Subject Advisors and Lead Teachers are to be commended for their
contributions and cooperation during the preparation and production of this document.
The document will cover the following:

A DATA HANDLING
B FINANCE
C MEASUREMENT
D MAPS & PLANS
E PROBABILITY

Topics in this Learner Support Document are arranged according to the 2025 Grade 11 ATP
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Distribution of topics, duration and total marks per paper

Topics and weight per topic per paper

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Format of the question papers and weighting of topics

Distribution of marks according to taxonomy levels

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Measurement

⚫ Calculate/measure the perimeter, area (including surface area) and/or volume of objects by direct
measurement (perimeter using rulers, etc.; area using grids, etc.; and volume using measuring jugs,
etc.)

⚫ Calculation for each of the following, rectangles, triangles and circles (quarter, semi and three-
quarters) using known formulae.

QUESTION 1
1.1 Likhona is planning a road trip and a camping adventure with her friends. They will be traveling
to a national park, where they will be hiking, camping, and exploring nature. The distance from
Likhona’s home to the national park is 960 000 metres. They will depart from Likhona’s home at
7:00 a.m. and plan to arrive at the national park by 4:00 p.m.

[Source:www.freepik.com]

Use the information above to answer the questions that follow

1.1.1 Convert the distance they travelled from Likhona’s home to the national park to
kilometres. (2)

1.1.2 Likhona and her friends would stop three times during the trip to take 20 minute
breaks. They claimed that their average speed was 120km/h

Verify, with calculations, whether their statement is CORRECT.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
You may use the formula: 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 = 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞
(4)

1.2 They plan to pack a cooler for the trip. The cooler weighs 6 500 grams with dimensions 50cm by
30cm by 40cm.
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1.2.1 Suggest one reason why they would pack a cooler. (2)

1.2.2 If the cooler needs to be shipped back after the trip, calculate the shipping cost if
the company charges $4 per kilogram (3)

1.2.3 Calculate the volume of the cooler in cm3.

You may use the formula : Volume = l × w × h (2)

1.2.4 Likhona plans to fill the cooler with water. Determine how many litres of water the
cooler can hold. (2)
Note 1m³ = 1000L

1.2.5 The campsite provides 20 litres of water per person per day. Calculate the total
amount of water needed for a group of 5 people over 3 days. (3)

1.2.6 The campsite has a cylindrical water tank with a radius of 3 metres and a height of
. 4 metres. If the tank is currently half full, Determine the volume of water in the
tank in litres. NOTE: 1m3 = 1000l
You may use the formula: Volume = 3,142 ×r2 ×h (6)

1.3 At the campsite, the daytime temperature is 27°C. In the evening, the temperature drops to 15°C.
.

1.3.1 Calculate the difference between the daytime temperature and the evening
temperature. (2)

1.3.2 Convert the evening temperature to Fahrenheit.

You may use the formula: ℉ = (𝟏, 𝟖 × ℃) + 𝟑𝟐 (2)

1.3.3 The weather forecast predicts that the temperature will rise to 95˚F the next day. If
the temperature increases by 10 ˚C by midday, Calculate the temperature in
Celsius.
You may use the formula: ℉ = (𝟏, 𝟖 × ℃) + 𝟑𝟐 (6)

1.4 Likhona is setting up a rectangular camp. The dimensions are 12 meters by 6 meters.

1.4.1 Define the term perimeter, according to the given context. (2)

1.4.2 Calculate the area of the campsite. (2)

1.4.3 Likhona decided to leave a path of 2 meters wide around the edge of the campsite.
Calculate the area of the inner camping space. (3)
1.4.4 The campsite has a round fire pit in the centre with a diameter of 1metre.
Decorative stones will be placed around the fire pit. Each stone covers

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0, 5 m . Calculate the number of stones needed to cover the entire area of the fire
pit.
You may use the formula: Area = 3,142 × radius 2 (5)

1.5 Likhona and her friends will begin a hike at 5pm and they are expected to finish at
6:30 pm.

1.5.1 Write 6:30pm in 24 hour format. (2)

1.5.2 If the hike takes 45 minutes longer than expected, at what time will they finish the
hike? (2)

QUESTION 2

Likhona is designing a herb garden with different sections, each containing a variety
of herbs. The garden has a rectangular main section with smaller circular and
triangular planting beds inside it. There is also a water tank for irrigation, and
temperature changes affect the plant growth.

[Source:www.freepik.com]

Area of a cycle = 𝛑 × 𝐫² Volume of a cylinder= 𝟑, 𝟏𝟒𝟐 × 𝐫² × 𝐡

Area of a rectangle = 𝐥 × 𝐛

2. Use the above information to answer the questions that follow.

2.1 State the shape of the water tank. (2)

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2.2 A triangular section in the garden has a base of 3 m and a height of 200 cm. Calculate the (3)
area of a triangular section.

You may use the following formula

𝟏
Area of a Triangle= × 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 × 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑯𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕
𝟐

2.3 Inside the main garden, there is a circular herb bed with a radius of 1.5m. Calculate the (2)
area of this circular section.

2.4 The circular herb bed has a depth of 0.5m. Calculate the volume of soil needed for this (2)
bed.

2.5 Likhona wanted to add another circular planting section with twice the radius of the
current circular bed.

Calculate how much extra soil would be needed if this section also had a depth of 0.5m? (3)
2.6 The main herb garden is a rectangular plot measuring 8m × 6m. Likhona stated that the
herb garden would need a fence of 28m long.

Verify by means of calculations whether her statement is correct. (3)

2.7 Determine the total planting area. (4)

2.8 The garden has a cylindrical water tank with a diameter of 2m and a volume of 9.43m³.
Calculate the Height of the tank in meters (m). (4)

You may use the formula Volume = 𝛑 × 𝐫² × 𝐡

Financial Documents

Work with the following financial documents:

• documents relating to personal and/or household finance, including:

- household bills (e.g. electricity, water, telephone, cell phone)

- shopping documents (e.g. till slips, account statements)

- banking documents (e.g. bank statements and fee structures)

- household budgets

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In order to understand terminology used in documents

QUESTION 3
3. Thabiso has R8 000, he wants to buy a second-hand motor bike which cost R15 000. He
will use the bike for checkers sixty-sixty. He decided to take a loan to purchase the bike.
TABLE 1 below shows the personal loan repayment plan.

TABLE 1: PERSONAL LOAN REPAYMENT

Loan Monthly payment for different periods with interest rate of 9,75% p.a.
Amount
6 Months 12 Months 24 Months 36 Months 48 Months 60 Months

R10 000 R2 017,83 R10 67,07 R592,24 R434,47 R355,95 R309,13

R20 000 R3 746,15 R1 952,20 R1 056,28 R758,58 R610,43 R522,09

R30 000 R5 474,46 R10 000 R1 520,32 R1 062,69 R864,90 R735,05

Adapted from [Source: www.nedbank.co.za/loans]

NOTE:
• Initial fee of R1 207,50*
• Monthly administration at R69
• Note monthly repayments exclude the administration fees.
• *Symbol indicate VAT inclusive of 15%
Use the information above to answer the following questions

3.1 State the difference between interest and interest rate. (2)

3.2 Determine the interest rate for six months. (2)

3.3 Advise Thabiso on which amount to take as his loan based on his needs provide reason
for your answer. (3)

3.4 Calculate the annual administration. (2)

3.5 Calculate VAT amount charged on the initial fee. (3)

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3.6 Calculate the total amount that will be paid back if the person took R20 000 for 5
years.
The following formula may be used: (5)
Total cost= monthly administration +Monthly repayment × periods in months + initial fee.

3.7 Write the monthly repayment to the nearest hundred, if the person took R30 000 that
will be paid back half yearly. (2)

3.8 Aphiwe told Thabiso that, if he can invest the money he has, he could manage to get
enough money for the Motor bike within the period of 5 years in a simple interest
option that offers 12,98% p.a.
Verify showing all calculations whether Aphiwe’s claim is valid or not. (5)

3.9 Thabiso is considering investing R8 000 @ an interest rate of 12,98%p.a. for 5 years
in a compound option compounded annually.
NOTE: R10 211,58 is an amount that he will be having after 2 years of investment.
Determine how much he will have after 5 years. (4)

Banking, loans and investments (banking)

Investigate the following types of bank accounts:

• savings account

• cheque/current account

• fixed deposit account

• credit account (with a credit card) and a debit account (with a debit card).

In order to:

Compare bank charges of different banks using tariff tables, given formulae and drawn graphs to assess
the suitability of different accounts for individuals

with particular needs.

Investigate the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of accounts regarding access to
money, bank charges and interest rates.

Investigate the implications of late payments on a credit card account.

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Investigate the different ways in which interest is calculated on different types of accounts

(e.g. Interest on a savings account is calculated daily but compounded monthly; on a fixed deposit
account simple interest is calculated during the month

but is compounded only at the end of the month).

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Bank account holders are allowed to request for the bank statement for weekly, monthly,
six months period, etc. TSD Bank Plus Current Account Statement for the period
09/09/2024 to 16/10/2024 is shown in ANNEXURE A.

Use the information above and ANNEXURE A below to answer the following
questions

4.1 State why the account number has same details omitted. (2)

4.2 Determine the number of days covered by the bank statement. (3)

4.3 Explain the term debit in the given context. (2)

4.4 Determine the missing values A and B in the bank statement. (4)

4.5 Calculate the cost of the pre-paid electricity fee excluding VAT, rounded off to two
decimal places. (4)

4.6 Define the term balance brought forward in the context. (2)

4.7 Miss Makhohliso claims that the difference between the total debits and the total
credits is greater than R5 000. Verify if her claim is correct. (4)

4.8 Round off the STD bank bond amount to the nearest thousand. (2)

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ANNEXURE A SHOWING MISS MAKHOHLISO’S BANK STATEMENT
TSD Plus Current Account Statement
TSD Bank Cornerstone Building STATEMENT From: 09/09/2024
Gauteng 2107 To: 16/10/2024
Miss Makhohliso
1145 Leslie Street
Vereeniging 1930
Account Number: 47 962 *****
Details Debit (R) Credit (R) Date Balance (R)
Balance Brought Forward 54,31
IB Payment to Tuff Lady 20,00 09/09/2024 34,31
Purchase 63,98 13/09/2024 A
Salary 9282 382,14 14/09/2024 352,47
Salary 9004 B 15/09/2024 23 048,45
Salary 9234 191,07 15/09/2024 23 239,52
IB Transfer to Teboho 2 400,00 15/09/2024 20 839,52
IB Payment to Mike 1 000,00 15/09/2024 19 839,52
IB Payment to Ntsiki 600,00 15/09/2024 19 239,52
Credit Card 2 361,52 15/09/2024 16 878,00
Insurance 9847 500,00 15/09/2024 16 378,00
Insurance 9140 532,75 15/09/2024 15 845,25
STD Bank Bond 5 569,75 15/09/2024 10 275,50
Insurance 9303 801,23 15/09/2024 9 474,27
Pre-Paid Electricity 100,00 16/10/2024 9 374,27
Vehicle repayment 3 168,79 16/10/2024 6 205,48
##Pre-Paid Electricity Fee … 16/10/2024 6 204,38
Ladies Fitness 289,00 16/10/2024 5 915,38

NB: Transaction means any debits or credits on the account.

IB > Internet Banking Transactions
## These fees are inclusive of VAT at 15%
[Adapted from www: banks SÁ; com]

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Taxation - VAT and UIF

Develop an understanding of the difference between a “VAT inclusive” value and a value “excluding VAT”.

Investigate through calculation how a final price has been determined by adding 15% VAT to a price
excluding VAT.

Investigate through calculation the amount of VAT that has been added to a “VAT inclusive” price.

Develop an understanding of why UIF is deducted, the benefits to the employee and the responsibility of the
employer.

Investigate through calculation how UIF values are calculated as a percentage of gross income.

QUESTION 5

5.1 Below is a list of items sold at Jumbo cash and carry.

TABLE 1: ITEM LIST SOLD AT JUMBO CASH AND CARRY

10KG RICE OROS JUICE Pepsi AIR FRYER
e

R175,00 R82,61 VAT excl. R169,56 VAT R1 299 VAT incl.

excl.
[Adapted_from_www.google.com/shopping]

NOTE: VAT charged at 15% from 1 April 2018 to 30 April 2025.

: The rate increases to 15.5% from 1 May 2025 and to 16% from 1 April 2026
: Assume all prices remain the same for the years 2025 and 2026.

Use the information above to answer the following questions.

5.1.1 Write down the abbreviation of VAT in full. (2)

5.1.2 Explain what is meant by VAT exclusive price. (2)

5.1.3 Identify the item sold at Jumbo Cash and Carry from the list of Zero-rated items. (2)

5.1.4 Calculate the amount of VAT added to the price Air fryer. (3)

5.1.5 Determine the price of Pepsi drinks on the 30th of June 2025. (2)

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5.1.6 Nomsa calculated the price of the Oros Juice for April 2026 as follows
Price in 2026 April = R82,61 ×115%
=R95,00×115,5%
=R109,73×116%
=R127,2830097
=R127,28
Identify the error in her calculation and determine the correct price of the Oros Juice in
April 2026. (4)

5.2 Tash worked at Jumbo Cash and Carry as a cashier for more than 4 years. He lost his job just
after the COVID-19 pandemic. He claimed from the UIF because he contributed to this fund for
more than 4 years while he was working.

Tash earned a salary of R7 440 per month while he was working.

UIF is paid by both employee and employer at 1% of employees gross salary to the UIF fund.

• Maximum Contribution:
The maximum UIF contribution that can be deducted from an
employee's salary is R177.12 per month (1% of R17 712).
Workers who earn more than the annual, monthly, or weekly
maximum earnings ceiling must also contribute to the Fund, but their contributions are
worked out on the maximum earnings ceiling.
[source: https://labourguide.co.za/]

Use the information above and answer the questions that follow.

5.2.1 Determine the annual maximum UIF contribution by any employee. (2)

5.2.2 Write down the UIF monthly contribution of the worker that earns R25 000 per month. (2)

5.2.3 Calculate Tash's total monthly UIF contribution to Fund. (3)

5.2.4 Determine Tash’s average daily income.

You may use the following formula:

Employees' average daily salary = Average salary ×12

365 (2)

5.2.5 The Fund calculates employees' INDIVIDUAL REPLACEMENT RATE (IRR) using
the following formula:
IRR (%) = 29.2 + [7173,92 ÷ (232,92+ Average daily income)]

Calculate Tash's unemployment benefit rate. (3)

5.2.6 Give ONE benefit of contributing to the UIF fund. (2)

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Exchange rate

Work with exchange rates presented in foreign exchange tables found in newspapers for different currencies.

In order to:

Estimate+ the value of a currency in relation to other currencies.

Recognise the meaning of the terms “strong” and “weak” with regard to the relationship between different
currencies.

Develop an understanding of the “buying power” of a currency in a particular country (that is, the value of the
currency in relation to the cost of living in that

country).

QUESTION 6

6.1 The information about the cost of oil and the exchange rate between 2022 and 2025 is given
below.
Year Oil price per barrel EXCHANGE RATE
(USD) (RAND PER USD)
2022 100,93 15,05
2023 82,49 18,22
2024 80,53 18,57
2025* 79,28 18,31
Data as of 14 March 2025 [source:
https://wise.com/gb/currency]
NOTE: A "barrel of oil" refers to a standard unit of measurement for crude oil

Study the information above and answer the questions that follow.

6.1.1 Determine the difference in rand per dollar between 2022 and 2024. (2)

6.1.2 Calculate how much 1ZAR will cost in USD during 2023. (2)

6.1.3 Give a valid reason why 2025 has an asterisk (*) compared to other years. (2)

6.1.4 Calculate the 2022 price per barrel of oil in Rand. (3)

6.1.5 Determine how much in rand did 20 000 barrels of oil would cost in 2024. (4)

6.1.6 Calculate the number of barrels of oil that could be purchased for R8 million in 2025. (4)

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6.2 The picture below shows what is in a barrel of oil in percentage distribution in 2025.

[source: https://www.reddit.com/]

Each barrel of Brent crude oil contains approximately 42 gallons and costs $79,28

Use the picture above to answer the questions that follow.

6.2.1 Determine the cost of Brent crude oil in USD per gallon in 2025. (2)

6.2.2 Calculate the cost of 42 gallons in rands if the exchange rate is $1 = R18,31. (2)

6.2.3 Write down the simplest ratio of Jet fuel to petrol percentage. (2)

6.2.4 Calculate how many gallons of Brent crude oil are spent on marine fuel per barrel. (2)

6.2.5 Consider the following exchange of: 1 United Arab Emirates Dirham = 9,17 Thai Baht.

Which currency is stronger between Thailand's currency and the United Arab Emirates'
currency, Explain your answer. (3)

INTEREST (LOANS; INVESTMENTS & BANK ACCOUNTS)

Perform calculations involving simple and compound interest through manual calculations and without the
use of formulae*.

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Represent simple interest growth scenarios using linear graphs and compound interest growth scenarios
using graphs showing compound change.

In order to

Investigate the following scenarios:

• loan agreements between family members where repayments are made only once at the end of the loan

• investments in fixed deposit accounts where the money is deposited and withdrawn from the account
only once

• bank accounts with a changing balance

QUESTION 7
7.1 Nomalanga intends to change her current bank account. She visited two banks in the mall to
have some clarity on their banking fees.

ANNEXURE A shows the comparison of the two South African bank service fee structures for
Standard Bank and Absa Bank in 2023/24.

PICTURE OF THE TWO BANKS BRANCH ATM

[source: https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/]

Use ANNEXURE A to answer the following questions.

7.1.1 Identify the bank that has increased its service fees on ATM deposits for R500
transactions. (2)

7.1.2 Explain what is meant by internal debit order in the given context. (2)

7.1.3 Show by calculation how the bank charges of R10,50 were calculated for a
withdrawal(other) of R500 during 2024. (3)

7.1.4 Identify the type of transaction that has increased by the same percentage from the two
banks. (2)
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7.1.5 Show by calculations how the percentage change of 250% was calculated. (3)

7.1.6 Name ONE type of transaction from ABSA Bank that showed the decrease from 2023
fees to 2024 fees. (2)

7.1.7 Nomalanga had the following transactions in one of the months from her current bank.

• R3500 withdrawal (native)

• R800 deposit at ATM
• Two external debit orders.

Use the transaction above to determine with calculations which bank will be most cost
effective for her. (7)

7.2 Mr Toronto is worried by the high cost of water bill in his household. He decides to use his cell
phone app to monitor water consumption for his household. The table below shows the
information recorded from his cell phone.

TABLE 3: SHOWING INFORMATION FROM THE CELLPHONE APP

CALCULATING YOUR WATER USAGE IN LITRES

Previous meter reading. 28 100

Current meter reading. 58 890

Consumption reading ……..

Days between reading. A

No. of people at residence. 6

Average used per person per
B
day.
[source: https://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/payments]

NOTE: Mr Toronto recorded the information in month of June.

Use TABLE 3 above to answer the following questions.

7.2.1 Determine the value of A, the number of days between readings. (2)

7.2.2 Calculate the value of B, the average number of litres used per person per day. (4)

7.2.3 Suggest TWO possible ways Mr Toronto’s family could use to reduce the water bill.
(4)

ANNEXURE A
QUESTION 7.1
TABLE 1: ABSA BANK SERVICE FEES FOR 2023/24

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TABLE 2: STANDARD BANK SERVICE FEES FOR 2023/24

[Source: https://businesstech.co.za/news/banking/]

Tariffs

Work with the following tariff systems:

• municipal tariffs (e.g. electricity; water; sewage)

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• telephone tariffs (e.g. cell phone and fixed line)

• transport tariffs (e.g. bus, taxi and train tariffs)

• bank fees.

In order to:

Calculate costs using given tariffs and/or formulae.

Draw and interpret graphs of various tariffs systems.

Compare two (Grade 11) or more tariff system to determine the most appropriate option for individuals
with particular needs (e.g. comparing pre-paid versus contract cell phone costs) by:

• performing calculations

QUESTION 8

8.1 Table 4 below shows the property rates for the financial years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026.
Some information has been omitted.

TABLE 4: PROPERTY RATES 2024/2025 AND 2025/2026

Category of property 2024/2025 in Rands 2025/2026 in Rands
Agricultural 0,3443 0,3705
Business & 3,4820 3,7467
commercial
Outside Urban 2,2642 2,4363
Development Line
Industrial 4,4933 4,8348
Public service 0,3443 0,3705
infrastructure (PSI)
Residential 1,3773 1,4820
Adapted from https: www.capetown,gov,za

Use TABLE 4 above to answer the questions that follow.

8.1.1. Identify the category that has the second-largest charge in the financial year
2024/2025. (2)

8.1.2. Round off to the nearest rand the property rate tariff for 2025/2026 for industrial.
(2)

8.1.3. Determine the difference of charges in the industrial category and residential category
for the year 2025/2026. (2)
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8.1.4. Azande stated that the percentage increase in the residential category for 2024/20265
and 2025/2026 is above 7%.
Verify whether her statement is CORRECT.

You may use the following formula:

Percentage increase = Tariff in 2025/2026 – Tariff in 2024/2025 × 100%
Tariff in 2024/2025 (4)

8.2. TABLE 4 below indicates the electricity tariff structure from Cape Town municipality. The
municipality subsidizes household 60 kWh free units of electricity per month if the average
consumption is below 250kWh per month and 25 kWh free units for a consumption between
250kWh and 450 kWh per month.

TABLE 4: CAPE TOWN ELECTRICITY STRUCTURE

Tariff Units in R/kWh Units in R/kWh Network

Structure (VAT inclusive) (VAT inclusive) charge(R)
Block :1 (0 - 600) Block: 2( >600)
Domestic 3.91 4.75 -
Home User 3.44 4.75 R281.78
[source:www.capetown.gov.za/electricity-tariff]
NOTE: The network charge is compulsory to all connected electricity users from

Cape Town Municipality.

Use TABLE 4 and the information above to answer the questions that follow.
8.2.1. Define the term tariff in this context (2)

8.2.2. Determine after how many kWh the tariff will be the same for both Domestic and
Home, (2)

8.2.3. Calculate the tariff excluding VAT in block 1 for the domestic tariff structure. (3)
8.2.4. The family used 638.56 kWh under the Home User tariff structure. Calculate the cost,
including VAT, that the family will pay for the electricity used. (5)

8.2.5. The municipality manager claims that the difference between Domestic and Home
User on the usage of 300 kWh will be R152,53. Verify with calculation if the
statement is VALID. (3)

QUESTION 9

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9.1. Sandile is a musician from Durban. He wanted to travel to Pietermaritzburg with his band
of four other musicians to take part in a concert there. The band investigated three
affordable and efficient ways to travel from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.
TABLE 1: PICK UP AND DROP-OFF POINTS FOR THE INTERCITY LINER

TABLE 2: INTERCITY EXPRESS - FRIDAY 14/03/2025 DURBAN STATION TO

PIETERMARITZBURG
BUS TIME OF TIME OF COST
NO. DEPARTURE ARRIVAL (IN
RAND)
7053 7:45 9:20 230
7007 8:20 9:35 230
7003 9:00 10:15 315
7055 20:10 21:40 300
7023 21:30 22:30 350
Source: Adapted from www.intercity.co.za

Study the bus transport tariffs above and answer the questions.
9.1.1 Define the term transport tariff in context. (2)

9.1.2 State the departure time and arrival time for the earliest travel option shown in (2)
TABLE 2.

9.1.3 Determine the range of cost for the Intercity Liner shown in TABLE 2. (3)

9.1.4 Show by calculations the bus that will take the longest time to arrive at (7)
Pietermaritzburg.

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9.1.5 The distance from Durban to Pietermaritzburg is approximately 80km. Calculate (3)
the cost per kilometre using the cheapest option shown in the table.

9.1.6 Give two possible reasons for the different costs to travel the same distance. (4)

9.2 Sandile and his band of musicians investigated the cost to travel from Durban to
Pietermaritzburg by using the Uber. The table below shows the Uber transport tariffs.

TABLE 3: QUOTATION FOR UBER PRICE FROM DURBAN TO PIETERMARITZBURG ON 14 MARCH 2025

Use the information above to answer the following questions.

9.2.1 Sandile and his five friends prefer to travel together on the Uber. Identify the size (2)
of the Uber that will suit their needs.

9.2.2 Using the Option you selected in Q9.2.1, calculate the cost per person for a single (3)
trip to Pietermaritzburg.

9.3 Table 4 below shows the cost per person if Sandile and his band choose the Uber XL option.
TABLE 4: TRANSPORT COST PER PERSON USING THE UBER XL ON 14
MARCH
NO. OF PEOPLE 1 2 A 4 5 6

COST PER PERSON (IN 1 247 623,50 415,67 B 249,40 207,83

RANDS)

Study the table and answer the questions.

9.3.1 Write a formula to calculate the transport cost per person, shown in Table 4. (2)
Begin the formula : Cost per person = _________________

9.3.2 Use the formula to complete the values for A and B in the table. (4)

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9.3.3 State the type of relationship between the variables shown in Table 4. Explain the (3)
relationship .

Finance and Investment

Investigate the following types of bank accounts, savings account, cheque/current account, fixed deposit
account, credit account (with a credit card) and a debit account (with a debit card).

In order to interpret banking documents (e.g. bank statements and fees brochures) and understand the
terminology in the documents:

QUESTION 10
10.1. Mrs Jones owns a cleaning company. She has ten cleaning staff and two administrative
staff members working for the company. In 2025 each cleaning staff member earns a
weekly income of R2 500 and each administrative staff member earns a monthly income of
R12 000. Mrs Jones is currently banking with Capitec Bank. She is concerned that her
transaction fees may be higher than transaction fees at other banks. She investigated the
banking fees at Standard Bank. Shown below are the transaction fees for both banks.
Study the information on the banking fees and answer the questions.

TABLE 1: TABLE 2:

CAPITEC FEES FOR BUSINESS STANDARD BANK TRANSACTION

BANKING FEES

STANDARD BANK BUNDLED ACCESS ACCOUNT

GIVES YOU THE FOLLOWING

Free ❖ Balance enquirers an the Mobile App

❖ ATM, cellphone and internet banking

R53 ❖ Unlimited free electronic inter-account transfers
per
month ❖ Unlimited free electronic account payments
bundle
❖ Unlimited free debit orders

❖ Unlimited free stop orders

❖ Free send money

❖ Free Standard Bank ATM cash withdrawals up to

R2 000 per month. Thereafter R2,60 per R100 or part
Source: www.capitecbank.co.za thereof

❖ Free Standard Bank ATM cash deposits up to R2 000

per month

Source: www.standardbank.co.za

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Use the above information and answer the following questions

10.1. Every month Mrs Jones pays for five monthly debit orders.
10.1.2 Explain the term debit order. (2)

10.1.3 Calculate the total monthly cost for the debit orders through Capitec Bank (3)
including the fixed monthly fee.

10.1.4 Determine the cost of the five debit orders using a Standard Bank Access Account (2)
with a R53 bundle.
10.2. Mrs Jones uses EFT to pay her staff salaries and wages. She pays transaction fees on all
salaries and wages. February has four weeks. One admin staff member and one cleaning
staff member have a Capitec Bank account. The other staff members bank with other
banks.

The above information to answer the following questions.

10.2.1 State what the acronym EFT stands for. (2)

10.2.2 Calculate the total amount that Mrs Jones paid for salaries and wages in a four (6)
week month in 2025.

10.2.3 Standard Bank told Mrs Jones that she will save on transaction fees if she uses the (5)
R53 Access Bundle Account. Use the stop orders and the salary/wages payments
to verify if Standard Bank is correct.

10.2.4 Mrs Jones withdraws R4 500 a month from the business account to pay for
miscellaneous items and for emergencies. Compare the amount that she will pay
in banking fees for withdrawing the amount from each bank and state which bank
is more expensive. (7)

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Scales

Work with the following types of scales on maps, plans and in the construction of models:

• number scales expressed in the form 1:500

• bar scales expressed in the form

with an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of each type of scale and the situations in
which one type of scale is more appropriate than the other.

In order to:

Calculate actual length and distance when map and/or plan measurements are known.

Calculate map and/or plan measurements when actual lengths and distances are known

using a given scale to inform the drawing of 2-dimensional plans and pictures and the

construction of 3-dimensional models.

QUESTION 11
11.1. Zenande and her three friends live in Dundee. One of the friends lives in Richards Bay. They are
planning to take a vacation from the 13th to the 16th of June 2025 to Ballito via Richards bay. They
will use Zenande’car Use the map on ANNEXURE A to answer the following questions.

11.1.1 Identify the type of scale shown on the map. (2)

11.1.2 Give ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of the scale mentioned in 11.1.1. (2)

11.1.3 Explain the meaning of the given scale. (2)

11.1.4 State the general direction of Ballito from Dundee. (2)

11.1.5 Name the game reserve closer to Pongola. (2)

11.1.6 Write down the ratio of the number of parks to the number of game reserves. (2)

11.1.7 Identify the national road they will use in their vacation. (2)

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11.1.8 Calculate the actual distance in kilometres (as the crow flies) they will travel from
Dundee to Ballito via Richards Bay using the given scale.
(7)

11.1.9 Zenande will be driving at an average speed of 100km/h. Determine the time (in
hours and minutes) they can expect to arrive in Ballito if they leave Dundee at 05:00
and spend 2 hours in Richards Bay.
(4)
You may use the formula:
Distance = Average Speed × Time

11.1.10 They claim that R11 500 will be enough for sleeping and the food in the unit. Show
with calculations whether their claim is valid or not. consumes 6.1 litres of petrol per
100 kilometres and has a tank capacity of 50 litres.
Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether a full tank will be enough for their return (5)
trip.
11.1.11 The petrol cost price per litre is R22.34. Calculate the full tank price. (2)

11.1.12 Most drivers prefer driving on National Roads. Explain by giving THREE reasons for
your answer. (2)

11.2 They have already found a beachfront 4 sleeper unit at a cost of R1 800/night, breakfast costs R
185,00 and dinner costs R 280,00 per person. If they decided to have all their breakfasts and
dinners in the unit,
11.2.1 Determine the number of nights, breakfasts and dinners they will spend. (3)

11.2.2 They claim that R11 500 will be enough for sleeping and the food in the unit. Show (3)
with calculations whether their claim is valid or not.

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ANNEXURE A
QUESTION 11
KWAZULU NATAL MAP

Source:orangesmile.com

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Maps

Work with the following maps:

• street maps with and without a grid reference system

• national and provincial road and rail maps

•strip charts showing distances on a portion of road

• residential or housing estate maps.

In order to:

Describe the position of an object (e.g. buildings, furniture, seats) in relation to surrounding objects.

Describe the position of a building in relation to surrounding buildings (e.g. the building is directly across
the road from the double-storey brick building).

Find locations, follow directions and develop directions for travelling between two or more locations
using the following mapping reference systems and/or techniques:

• directional indicators “left”, “right”, “along”, “straight”, “up” and “down”

• house and/or building numbering systems

• numbering systems used for seating in sports stadiums

• grid reference system (e.g. North Street is located on AD14)

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QUESTION 12

12.1. Alondwe and his mother will be driving from Durban to Johannesburg. They will be using an
AUDI A3 with a 50 litre fuel tank capacity and fuel consumption of 4.8 litres per 100 km.
The map below shows the distance from Durban to Johannesburg.

Adapted from:www.ecexams.co.za
Use the given information and the map to answer the following questions.

12.1.1 Name the type of map given. (2)

12.1.2. Describe the route they will follow when going to Johannesburg . (2)

12.1.3 Identify the total distance they will travel. (2)

12.1.4 Show that the distance from Durban to Pietermaritzburg is 20 km more than the distance (5)
from Heidelberg to Johannesburg.

12.1.5 List the national roads found on the map. (3)

12.1.6 State ONE difference between a strip chart and a road map. (2)

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12.1.6 Alondwe’s mother is planning to meet her friend on their return trip. (2)
• From Johannesburg she will pass Heidelberg and Villiers
• In Harrismith she will take right to reach her friends destination. Give the name
of her destination

12.1.7 During their return trip they left Johannesburg at 07:30. The average driving time from
Johannesburg to Durban is 5 hours 41 minutes. She will spend 1hour 30 minutes with
her friend. She claims that they will arrive at home at 15:00.
Verify ,showing all calculations, if her claim is valid.

Data handling

In Grade 11, the type of data dealt with is limited primarily (but not exclusively) to data including:

• two sets of data containing multiple categories (e.g. working with different test scores categorised
into mark

categories and organised according to gender)

• values that can be read directly from graphs and/or tables without the need for estimation

• data relating to the wider community and more complex social issues that are less familiar to
learners, e.g.:

- sports results/statistics for provincial and/or national sports events

- sales figures for a business

- profile of shoppers at a shopping centre

- vehicle statistics (as an indication of income level) of shoppers at a shopping centre

- price history data for grocery items

- data on housing, toilet, water and electricity facilities for a small community

- data on employment rates for a small community

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QUESTION 13

Data handling is a process which involves the following activities viz question development, collection,
organizing and classification, summary, representation and analysis.

13.1 TABLE 1 below contains a list of explanations and definitions of concepts used in Data
Handling.

EXPLANATIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF CONCEPTS

A Data is collected by observing and not interfering with the subject
B Data is collected through a set of questions that are written and given to the subjects
to answer.
C Data is collected where the subject responds orally.
D Data is collected from the internet.
E Data can be easily accessed and updated.
Use TABLE 1 above and match an explanation with each of the concepts below. Write only the
letter
(A -C) next to the question (13.1.1 to 13.1.3), e.g., 13.1.4 D.
(2)
13.1.1 Observation (2)
13.1.2 Interview (2)
13.1.3 Questionnaire

13.2 Classify each of the following as categorical or numerical and discrete or continuous data.

13.2.1 Height of basketball players. (2)

13.2.2 Number of girls in a grade 12 classroom. (2)

13.2.3 Types of vehicles in the parking lot. (2)

13.2.4 The average rainfall in KwaZulu Natal. (2)

13.3 Name the tool or the instrument that was used to collect the following data.

13.3.1 The number of cars passing at an intersection between 06:00 and 18:00. (2)

13.3.2 The time spent studying, playing, and watching tv by grade 11 learners. (2)

13.4 The local business owner wants to donate shoes to one of the schools in the area. The enrolment
is 600 learners. A sample was randomly selected, and the following shoe sizes were recorded.
7; 7; 7; 7; 4; 4; 4; 4; 4; 4; 4; 4; 4; 4; 4; 5; 5; 5; 5; 5; 8; 8; 5; 5; 5; 4; 4; 5; 5; 5; 6; 6; 6; 6; 6;
6; 4; 4; 6; 6; 6; 6; 6; 7; 7; 7; 7; 7; 7; 7; 7; 7; 8; 8; 8; 9; 9; 9; 9; 7; 7; 7; 7; 7; 7

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Source: www.microsoft.com

13.4.1 Define the term sample in the given context. (2)

13.4.2 Copy and complete the frequency table below to organize the data collected

Shoe size Tally Frequency

(6)

13.4.3 Explain with justification whether the above data is discrete or continuous.
(3)

13.4.4 Based on the size and the method the sample was selected. State with reasons if the (3)
sample is biased or unbiased.

QUESTION 14
14.1 A researcher is interested in the effect of music on the brain among students. He decided to conduct
his research on 50% of the students who were going to take a test. The total number of students to
write the test was 130.

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

Source: www.microsoft.com
14.1.1 Identify the following (a) Sample size (2)
(b) Population size (2)

14.1.2 Identify the method that was used to collect the above data (2)

14.1.3 State the advantage and the disadvantage of the method mentioned in 14.1.2 (2)

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14.2 The basketball coach wants to select players for the two teams at Claremont High School.
ANNEXURE A shows the table of the recorded data for the participants. The pictures below show

MALE BASKETBALL TEAM FEMALE BASKETBALL TEAM

Source: www.microsoft.com
Use the table in ANNEXURE A to answer the questions that follow.

14.2.1 Use the frequency tables to organize the data based on the height and gender and mass

Frequency Table 1. Height distribution by gender

Height Males Females
Category (m) Tally Frequency Tally Frequency
1,50-1,59
1,60-1,69
1,70-1,79
1,80-1,89
1,90-1,99
> 2m (5)

Frequency Table 2. Mass distribution by mass

Mass Males Females
Category Tally Frequency Tally Frequency
(kg)
60-69
70-79
80-89 (5)

90-99
>100
14.3
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14.3.1 Determine the sample size (3)

14.3.2 Explain whether the collected data is discrete or continuous (3)

14.3.3 Analyze the organized and comment on the trend of male and female players (3)

14.3.4 The coach stated that the probability of selecting a player that is taller than!.7m is more
than 80%. Verify with calculations whether the statement is correct. (3)

14.3.5 Express the number of males with a height less than 1,7m as a percentage of all male (3)
players.

14.3.6 Name the step at which the above data is represented in the statistical cycle (2)

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ANNEXURE A
Gender Height (m) Mass(kg)
Male 1.76 76
Male 1,68 78
Female 1,72 89
Female 1,83 86
Female 1,55 65
Male 1,83 90
Male 1,85 92
Male 1,86 88
Female 1,58 66
Female 1,76 72
Female 1,72 65
Female 1,70 66
Male 1,66 76
Male 1,78 68
Male 1,85 92
Male 1,87 88
Female 1,52 65
Female 1,76 68
Male 1,65 75
Female 1,69 78
Male 1,64 72
Female 1,82 86
Female 1,72 65
Male 1,74 83

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REPRESENTING DATA

⚫ Represent single sets of collected data using, pie charts, histograms, single bar graphs, and line
graphs, with an understanding that each type of representation offers a different picture of the data and
that certain types of representations are more appropriate for particular types of data.

⚫ It is expected that it will be possible to read and identify values in graphs directly from the values
provided on the axes and without the need for estimation.

⚫ Read and select data from representations (that is, tables and graphs) containing data in order to
answer questions relating to the data.

QUESTION 15

15 Animal research studies was done by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2022
and 2024 to determine the numbers and kinds of animals present on farms and ranches. Table 1
below shows the research results in 2022 and 2024.

TABLE 1: USDA Results showing the Kinds and Numbers of Animals on Farms and
Ranches in 2022 and 2024.
Kinds of Numbers in % Of Total Numbers in % Of Total
2022 in 2022 2024 in 2024
Animals

Guinea Pigs 169 528 20,3 183 237 22,3

Hamsters 121 930 14,6 102 633 12,5
Rabbits 150 344 18.0 139 391 17

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Dogs 59 358 7,1 60 979 7,4
Non-Human Primates 57 735 A 71 188 8,7

Pigs 45 392 5,4 50 226 6,1

Sheep 10 315 1,2 12 196 1,5

Other Farm Animals 27 393 3,3 20 597 2,5

Cats 21 083 2,5 18 898 2,3

All other covered 171 375 20,5 161 467 19,7

*species
Total 834 453 100 820 812 100

*species - individuals with similar characteristics that are able to reproduce with each other.
Source: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

Use the information above to answer the following questions.

15.1 Identify the minimum and maximum numbers of animals in 2024. (2)

15.2 Calculate the median of the numbers of animals in 2024. (3)

15.3 Calculate the difference in the percentage (%) of pigs in 2022 and 2024. (2)

15.4 Determine the mean number of animals in 2024. (3)

15.5 Calculate the range of the numbers of animals in 2022. (2)

15.6 Calculate the value of A, the % of total in 2022. (3)

15.7 An incomplete Bar Graph showing the number of animals in 2024 is drawn on the
ANSWER SHEET in ANNEXURE A. Draw in the remaining bars on ANNEXURE A. (4)

15.8 Determine, as a decimal fraction, the probability of randomly selecting an animal that will
be from any kind of animals with a population less than 50 000 in 2022. (3)

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ANNEXURE A for question 15.7

BAR SHOWING THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS SURVEYED BY THE

USDA IN 2024
180 000

160 000

140 000
NUMBER OF ANIMALS

120 000

100 000

80 000

60 000

40 000

20 000

0
Guinea Hamsters Rabbits Dogs Non Pigs Sheep Other Farm Cats All other
Pigs Human Animals covered
Primates species
KINDS OF ANIMALS

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QUESTION 16

16.1 Culinary fruit and vegetable sources the finest fruits and vegetables from well-established
farms, with decades of experience, all across South Africa (SA). Some of SA’s favourite
brands in
TIGERBRANDS portfolio, include KOO, All Gold, Mrs. Balls, Crosse and Blackwell and
Black Cat. The following graph shows the net profit of KOO canned fruit jams from the
TIGERBRANDS Factory in Paarl in the Western Cape in SA from the years 2014 to 2023.

GRAPH 1: NET PROFIT OF KOO CANNED FRUIT FOR THE PERIOD 2014 TO 2023.

Use the information above and answer the questions that follow.
16.1.1 Calculate the mean net profit over the entire period. (3)

16.1.2 Show how the percentage change for 2020 was calculated.
You may use the following formula:

𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆−𝑶𝒍𝒅 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 (3)

Percentage change = x 100%
𝑶𝒍𝒅 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆

16.1.3 Explain the trend that the factory experienced over the years in terms of their net (4)
profit.
16.2 The Volkswagen (VW) Group in South Africa in 2022 recorded manufacturing 2 500 cars
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Chart which represents the percentage cars per month in 2022 that is painted in each of the
different colours.

GRAPH 2: PIE CHART SHOWING THE COLOURS OF VW CARS IN PERCENTAGE

PER MONTH IN 2022.

Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=volkswagen+survey&rlz/

Use the information above and answer the questions that follow.

16.2.1 Determine how many blue and gold cars are manufactured in total per month. (7)

16.2.2 Identify the three colours that make up exactly 55% of the total number of cars (2)
manufactured in a month.

16.2.3 Provide one reason why white cars are the most popular colour sold at VW. (2)

16.3 Two grade 12 learners from Siphokuhle High School, Lerato and Simphiwe, obtained the
following Admission Point Score (APS) for their NSC Exams in 2024 as shown in Table 2.

TABLE 2: *APS for Lerato and Simphiwe for the NSC 2024 Exams.
SUBJECTS Lerato’s APS Simphiwe’s APS
IsiZulu Home Language 6 5
Mathematical Literacy 4 5
Life Orientation 3 3
Accounting 4 3
Economics 3 5
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Business Studies 6 5
Total: 31 31
*APS are points assigned to the percentages obtained in each of the
seven NCS subjects.
Source: https://www.schools4sa.co.za.kzn.estcourt
Use the information above and answer the questions that follow.

16.3.1 Draw a compound bar graph on the ANSWERSHEET in ANNEXURE B that represents the
APS of Lerato and Simphiwe in the following 2024 NSC subjects: IsiZulu HL; Mathematical
Literacy; Accounting; Economics and Business Studies (7)

Annexure B for question 16.3.1

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COMPOUND BAR GRAPH SHOWING LERATO and SIMPHIWE'S

APS IN 2024
8

5
ADMISSION POINT SCORE (APS)

0
IsiZulu Home Mathematical Accounting Economics Business Studies
Language Literacy
NSC SUBJECTS

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INCOME, EXPENDITURE, PROFIT/LOSS

Identify and perform calculations involving income, expenditure, profit and loss values, including:

Fixed, variable and occasional income values and fixed, variable, occasional, high-priority and low-priority
expenditure values from the following sources: business and/or workplace income:

o income from sales and/or services rendered

o donations and/or grants

o interest on money in accounts and/or investments

In order to:

Manage finances by:

⚫ Analysing and preparing income-and-expenditure statements and budgets, with an awareness of the
difference between these two documents, for: - an individual and/or household, a comparison of
income/expenditure/profit values over two years (analysis only)

⚫ budgets showing a comparison of projected versus actual income, expenditure and profit/loss values
(analysis only) - large projects and/or events (e.g. fund-raising event or a wedding)

QUESTION 17
17.1 Andile has a side hustle selling ice- cream from a municipal stall at Preston Beach. He plans to save
R8 000 to purchase a laptop. He pays a rental of R1 000 per month to the municipality. His average
running costs for his business amount to R1 200 per month. It costs him R10 per ice- cream and he
sells each one for R20.
PICTURE OF AN ICE CREAM STALL

Source: Adapted from https://www.123rf.com/clipart-vector/ice_cream

Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.
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17.1.1 Identify two variable costs that the business may have. (2)

17.1.2 Determine Andile’s total fixed expenses for the month. (2)

17.1.3 Write a formula to calculate his Total Income. (2)

17.1.4 Write a formula to determine his Total Monthly Expenses.

TOTAL MONTHLY EXPENSES = R_________ + __________ × n
Where n = number of ice- creams (2)

17.5 TABLE 1 below shows the Total Monthly Expenses and Total Income from the sale of ice-creams
TABLE 1: Total Monthly Expenses and Total Income from the Sale of Ice-Creams
Number of Ice- creams 0 50 B 150 200 250 300
Total Monthly Expenses (R) A 2 700 3 200 3 700 4 200 4 700 5 200
Total Income (R) 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 C 5 000 6 000

Use TABLE 1 to answer the following questions.

17.5.1 Determine the missing values for A, B and C. (6)

17.5.2. Andile says that he expects to start making a profit after selling 200 ice- creams. Use
calculations to critique his statement. (4)

17.5.3 Use ANNEXURE A to draw and label the graphs of Total Monthly Expenses and Total
Income. Write down the Break Even Point. (5)

17.5.4 Use the graph to estimate the minimum number of ice- creams that should be sold for
Andile to make a profit. (2)

17.6. Andile estimates that he needs to sell 500 ice- creams to make enough profit to purchase
the laptop. Use calculations to verify if he is correct. (6)

17.7. Another competing business selling popsicles (ice lollies) opened up next to Andile’s
stall. State one way that Andile can continue to attract customers to his stall. (2)

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ANNEXURE A

QUESTION 17.5.3.

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QUESTION 18
18. Tyla is considering running a spaza shop from home. She downloads an advertisement from her
local Checkrite store and is using it to perform calculations to see if she can run a profitable
business.
Below is an extract of the advertisement.
ADVERTISEMENT FROM CHECKRITE SUPERMARKET, UMZINTO

Source: © 2025 Instagram from Meta

Use the advertisement above to answer the questions that follow.
18.1. Convert the price of the Bokomo cereal to cents. (2)

18.2. Calculate the unit price of the Eezee Noodles. (2)

. 18.3 Identify the second least expensive item. (2)

18.4. Show if Tyla’s budget of R1 850 is enough to purchase 10 bags of Nyala Maize Meal, 10
packets of White Star Instant Porridge, 10 Rama Original bricks, and 30 cans of Rhodes
Baked Beans. (3)

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18.5. Tyla intends to sell the Nola Mayonnaise at a 60% markup. Determine the selling price of the
mayonnaise. (2)

18.6. Determine the price of the soap as a percentage of the price of the oil. (3)

18.7. Tyla decides to add R20 on to the cost price of every item to arrive at her selling price. She
claims that her profit margin will be 35% if she buys and sells a unit of each item. Verify if
her claim is valid. (6)

18.8. Checkrite Supermarket purchases items in bulk. They were invoiced R6 325 for a pallet of
baked beans. Each pallet contains 250 six packs of baked beans cans. Show that Checkrite
Supermarket makes more than 120% profit on the sale of 3 cans of baked beans. (5)

INTEREST (LOANS; INVESTMENTS & BANK ACCOUNTS)

Perform calculations involving simple and compound interest through manual calculations and without the
use of formulae*.

Represent simple interest growth scenarios using linear graphs and compound interest growth scenarios
using graphs showing compound change.

In order to

Investigate the following scenarios:

• loan agreements between family members where repayments are made only once at the end of the loan

• investments in fixed deposit accounts where the money is deposited and withdrawn from the account
only once

• bank accounts with a changing balance

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QUESTION 19
19.1 Zabalambo is the learner at Mawombe Christian Academy, she needs a laptop for her web design
course. She came across the advert below.

Source: www.cataloguespecials.co.za
Her parents are thinking of taking a loan to buy the laptop for her. They receive a post from
Ndalwenhle micro loans:

TABLE 1: NDALWENHLE’S LOAN AMOUNTS AND MONTHLY REPAYMENTS

Loan Monthly repayments
Amount 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months 24 months

R5 000 R5 650 R2 292 R1 333 R842 R508

R7 500 R8 475 R3 884 R2 000 R1 263 R763
R10 000 R11300 R4583 R2 667 R1 683 R1 017
R15 000 R16 950 R6 875 R4 000 R2 525 R1 525
• All repayments include a once-off initiation fee of 15% of the principal debt and a service
fee of R40 per month for the term of the loan

Source: www.efinancialmodels.com
Use TABLE 1 and the information above to answer the following questions

19.1.1 Read the fine print and calculate the initation fee charged on a principal amount of R15 000. (2)

19.1.2 Write down the amount of loan that they should select to buy the laptop. (2)

19.1.3 If they choose to pay the loan back over 12 months , determine the amount that they would
actually pay for the laptop. (3)

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19.1.4 Calculate the amount that would be paid by Zabalambo’s parents for service fees for a 2 year
loan of R5 000. (3)

19.1.5 Determine the interest that would be earned by micro lender on a principal debt of R10 000,
repaid montly over 6 months. (4)

19.1.6 Use your answer from 19.1.5 to calculate the simple interest rate charged per month on this
loan. (4)
19.2 Zabalambo’s cousin check for other micro loan lenders . A micro lender offers her a R5 000 loan at an
interest rate of 20% simple interest per month for a 6 months period . This loan is subjected to 10%
initiation fee to set up the loan and is charged the maximum service fee of R60 per month.
Use the information above to answer the following questions.

19.2.1. Calculate the total amount that she must repay at at the end of the 6 months loan period. (7)

19.2.2 If she was to pay this loan off in 6 equal monthly instalments , she claim that the monthly
repayment for this micro lender will be less than the monthly repayment on Ndalwenhle
micro loan Verify , by calculation whether her claim is valid. (3)

19.2.3. Calculate the percentage of the total cost of this loan paid in service and initiation fee. (3)

QUESTION 20
Phetolo wants to buy a fridge for his grandmother on her birthday. He saw this advertisement in a
newspaper article

Source: www.cataloguespecials.co.za
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Use the above information to answer the following questions.

20.1 Write down the cash price for the fridge. (2)

20.2 Calculate the original price of the fridge. (2)

20.3 Phetolo’s grandmother has a fridge with a capacity of 550 litres, she claims that the capacity
difference between the two fridges is less than 50 litres, verify whether her statement is
correct. (4)

20.4 Define the term “hire purchase”. (2)

20.5 Calculate the total amount expected to be paid by Phetolo if he decided to buy the fridge
through hire purchase. (2)

20.6 Calculate the difference between the cash price and the total amount to be paid calculated in
20.6 (2)

20.7 Phetolo decided to take a loan in order to buy the fridge cash. He approached two money lenders and he
will be paying the loan after 3 years.
• Nobuhle Financial Service offers him a loan of R22 000 at an interest rate of 8% p.a simple interest
• ZXY offers him a loan of R22 000 at an interest rate of 6% p.a compounded annually

20.7.1 Explain the difference between simple interest and compound interest (4)

20.7.2 Calculate the total amount that will be paid by Phetolo after 3 years at Nobuhle Financial
Service. (5)

20.7.3 Phetolo’s sister advise him to take a loan from ZXY and she claim that he will be paying less
interest than in Nobuhle Financial Service. Verify whether her statement is valid, show ALL
your calculations. (7)
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Plans (floor, elevation and design plans) Use the following plans:
⚫ Rough and scaled elevation plans (front, back and side) showing a side view perspective,

⚫ Rough and scaled design drawings of items to be manufactured (e.g. clothing; furniture).

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In the context of:

• A familiar structure (e.g. classroom; room in a house → bedroom or lounge)

• A less familiar structure (e.g. office space containing cubicles; a garden/tool shed)

In order to:

⚫ Understand the symbols and notation used on plans (e.g. the symbol for a window is a double line;
the symbol for a door is a vertical line attached to a quarter circle indicating the swing direction of
the door).

⚫ Describe what is being represented on the plans.

⚫ Analyse the layout of the structure shown on the plan and suggest alternative layout options.

⚫ Determine actual lengths of objects shown on plans using measurement and a given scale (number or
bar scale).

⚫ Determine quantities of materials needed by using the plans and perimeter, area and volume
calculations.

QUESTION 21

21.1
The Government Housing Department has provided the affordable houses for middle class
workers, Mr Mthembu the teacher at Siphuthando Primary School was afforded an
opportunity to buy an affordable house, the floor plan below represent his house on the paper

Floor Plan of Mr Mthembu House.

ELEVATION SIDE A

Source: Adapted from www.maramani.com

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Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.

21.1.1 Define the term floor plan in the given context. (2)

21.1.2 Determine the number of windows does the house have. (2)

21.1.3 Use the ruler to measure the dimensions of the plans and use the given scale to
calculate the actual dimensions of the plan. (5)

21.1.4 Explain what does the scale 1:100 on the plan mean? (2)

21.1.5 Identify the rooms that are facing the south. (2)

21.2
The area of the lounge and the dining rooms are provided on the plan, Mr Mthembu decided
to tile the floors with Marble tiles and Porcelain tile at the bathroom floor and walls. The
porcelain is sold in boxes, the box contains four (4) tiles.

PICTURE OF THE TILES WITH DIMENSIONS

www.ctm.co.za

Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.

21.2.1 Determine the number of the marble tile required to tile the dining room and lounge (7)

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21.2.2 Determine the number of boxes required to tile the bathroom. The box contained 4
tiles.
You may use the formula: Area = l × b (7)

21.2.3 Mr Mthembu wants to tile the master suite bedroom. Calculate how much it will cost
to tile this bedroom if the square metre of the porcelain tile costs R129.00/m2 .
(3)

QUESTION 22

22.1. Mr Zaks, the technician at Mthashana TVET college, intended to build a small affordable
house. He went to the Mr Zulu the architecture request him to develop the small
affordable house plan. The floor plan and the house was presented.

PICTURE OF THE HOUSE PICTURE OF THE HOUSE PLAN

Source: www.nethouseplans.com
Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.

22.1.1 Determine the appropriate scale used to draw the plan above. Leave your answer in
a form of 1 : ___. (5)

22.1.2 Determine the elevation side that will not be exposed in the sun raise in the
morning. (2)

22.1.3 How is a floor plan different from an elevation plan? (2)

22.1.4 State whether the plan given above is a close plan or an open plane. (2)

22.1.5 Which rooms of the house plan facing the North? (3)

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22.1.6 Mr Zaks claiming that, during winter season bedroom 2 and master bedroom are
the colder rooms, mention TWO reasons to support his statement.
(4)

22.1.7 Draw the sign from the floor plan that represent door, and hence indicate the
number of doors on the floor plan. (3)

Instruction and assembling diagrams

Use instruction/assembly diagrams, containing words and/or pictures, found in manuals for:

• plastic models

• un-assembled wooden furniture units

• cell-phones

• electrical appliances that require individual components to be connected

• children’s toys including Lego-type kits.

In order to:

Complete the task presented in the instructions and/or explain what the instructions mean and/or
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QUESTION 23

23.1
Bheki buys different types of perfumes in bulk from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and sells
them in his shop in Pietermaritzburg. The perfumes come in small rectangular boxes and are packed
into bigger rectangular delivery boxes.

Small Rectangular perfume box Bigger Rectangular delivery box

Dimensions of Rectangular delivery box

Dimensions of the perfume box
Length: 55 cm
Length: 90 mm
Width: 45 cm
Width: 8 cm
Height: 32 cm
Height: 13,5 cm
[Adapted from: www.dehneeperfumefactory.com]

Use diagrams and information above to answer the following questions.

23.1.1 Explain the term perimeter in the above context (2)

23.1.2 Calculate the perimeter base of the perfume box.

You may use the formula:
𝑷 = 𝟐(𝒍 + 𝒘) (4)

23.1.3 Calculate the number of perfume boxes that will be packed along the length of the bigger
box if the length of the perfume box is packed along the length of the bigger box.
(3)

23.1.4 Calculate the number of perfume boxes that will be packed along the width of the (3)
bigger box.

23.1.5 Hence, calculate the total perfume boxes will fit in the base of the bigger box. (2)

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23.2

Bheki bought a furniture item to use in his shop. The diagram below shows the steps and instructions
of assembling it.

[Source: furniture for the real office.com]

Study the diagram above and answer the questions that follow.

23.2.1 Name the furniture item being assembled (2)

23.2.2 Determine the total number of loose parts needed to assembly the furniture piece (2)

23.2.3 Give the name of the tool/s that can be used tighten the bolts. (2)

23.2.4 Give ONE precaution one must observe during assembling (2)

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QUESTION 24

24.1 Mr Dlangamadla is a truck driver and delivers tyres around South Africa. He and his assistants’ packs
tyres to the maximum into a truck before he delivers. The tyre and the delivery truck have the following
dimensions.
Dimensions of the tyre Picture of Delivery truck

Dimensions of the delivery truck

Length: 13,6 m
Width: 3,2 m
Height: 2,5 m

[Source: https://autoandtrucktyres.co.za]

Use diagrams and information above to answer questions that follow.

24.1.1 Explain the term diameter in the above context. (2)

24.1.2 Calculate the sidewall height of the tyre. (4)

24.1.3 Calculate the outside circumference of the tyre. (2)

You may use the following formula:
𝑪 = 𝟑, 𝟏𝟒𝟐 × 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓

24.1.4 Calculate the number of tyres that can fit inside the truck if the diameter of tyre is (5)
packed along the length of the truck and the width of tyres is along the height of
the truck.

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24.1.5 Truck driver assistant, Bright, state that the truck can load more tyres if the (6)
diameter is packed along the height of the truck and the width of tyre is packed
along the width of the truck. Use calculations to justify if his statement in
CORRECT.
24.2
Bright bought a new upright mobile fan from Game store and will use the given
diagram to assemble it at home.

DIAGRAM OF THE FAN

[Source: https://www.gamestore.co.za]

Use the diagram above to answer the questions that follow

24.2.1 Give ONE advantage of having numbers in the assembly diagram. (2)

24.2.2 Determine the total number of screws needed to assemble the fan. (2)

24.2.3 Hence, determine the probability, as a fraction, of randomly selecting a M3 screw. (2)

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MATHEMATICAL LITERACY GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Bar graph The graphical representation of data that uses bars to compare different categories
of data.
90° graph using bars to show frequencies (horizontal and vertical graph), the
vertical heights of a set of bars of equal breath represent the values of the dependant
variable in a data set.
Biased question Biased question is the question containing factors that may influence the respondent
to answer in a way that is not entirely true.
Broken line graph A graph that has numbers that alternate going up and down and do not keep to a
curved consistent line.
Categorical data The data that is given in the form of words, names, or labels. It is generally
descriptive in nature, as data classified and organized into categories.
Certain Definitely going to happen e.g. getting heads or tails when tossing a coin is certain.
Class Interval Data that is divided into a smaller number of categories
Classify Identify the type or class.
Compound bar graph (Also referred as vertical stack graph or component bar chart) display two or more
sets of data. However, it shows a part/whole relationship so you can easily see what
amount each data group makes up of the whole.
Compound events Two or more events that happen, e.g. tossing a coin and rolling a dice.
contingency table A two-way table representing the outcomes of an event.

Continuous data The data that that is given as numbers including the decimal numbers and/or
fractions. Numerical data (measurements like weight or age).
Data Information, series of observations, measurements, facts; collection and recording
of information for statistical investigation. It is raw information that has been
collected, without any organization or analysis.
Data collection sheet Two-column table showing what is observed and how many times it was observed;
items of information.
Data handling Data handling refers to the process of collecting, organizing, summarizing,
representing, and analyzing information.
Discrete Separate; distinct; opposite of continuous.
Discrete data Numerical data (fixed numbers like size of family). Data that can have only certain
values (quantities that can be counted, usually whole numbers).
Double bar graph The most common multiple bar graph that compares two sets of data.

Equivalent Quantities that have the same value.

Estimate Roughly work out; roughly calculate.

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Even Chances of any outcome happening are equal; if a normal six-sided dice is rolled,
the chance that any one of the numbers 1,2,3,4,5 or 6 could show is the same.
Event An activity e.g., rolling a single dice.
Fifty-fifty (even) outcome Chances of something happening or not happening are the same.
Frequency (f) Number of times a data value is recorded
Frequency table Table showing frequencies in organised form.
Table summarising the frequencies of all the data values in a data set.
Group Put into classes, sort, arrange, organise.
Grouped data The data given in the form of intervals.
Histogram 90° graph using adjacent bars to show frequencies of continuous numerical data
with many different values.
Areas of rectangles (continues; no gaps between them) show frequency of classes of
data.
The graphical representation of continuous numerical data by way of bars to display
the frequency of the items in the data set.
Horizontal bar graph 90° bar graph using horizontal bars to compare or rank items like household
sizes in a block of flats.
Impossible outcome No chance of the outcome happening e.g. getting a 7 with an ordinary six-sided
dice.
Interview Record data by talking to someone face to face or over the telephone.
Inter-quartile range The difference between quartile 3 and quartile 1
OR The difference between largest quartile and the smallest quartile.
Investigate Examine; look into; study
Likely/likelihood Chance of something happening is greater than the chance of it not happening.
Line graph A graph that uses line segments to connect data points and shows changes in data
over time
Maximum value The highest or biggest value in the data set.

Mean Average of the values in a data set; sum of all the observed values divided by the
number of observations.
Mean [of a set of data] Average: sum of all data values divided by the number of data values.
Measures of Numbers that tell more about the balance (middle values) in a data set (mode;
central tendency median; mean).
Measures of spread Numbers that tell how far data values in a data set lie apart; spread of numerical
data set (range, quartile, and percentiles).
Median Middle value in an ordered data set.
Median [of a set of data] Value that cuts an ordered data set in half.

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Methods of collecting Methods of collecting data is interview, observation and research or survey.
data
Minimum value The lowest or smallest value in the data set.
Mode Value or values appearing most often in a data set.
Mode of a set of data Most common data value in a data set.
Multiple bar graph A bar graph that displays two or more sets of data at once for easy comparison
Notation System of figures/symbols to represent numbers, quantities or values.
Numerical data The data that is given in the form of numbers.
Outcome Result of a trial (experiment).

Outcome [fair] All outcomes are equally likely to occur.

Outliers Data value that lies an abnormal distance from the other data values in the data set.
OR Extreme low or extremely high value in the data set. OR The item or value in
the data set that differs significantly with other items or values
Percentiles The points that divide the data set into 100 equal parts.
Quartile 1 is the 25Th percentile i.e., the value at which 75% of the data set lies
above and 25% of the data set lies below it.
Quartile 2 Is the 50th percentile i.e., the value at which 50% of the data set lies
above and 50% of the data set lies below it.
Quartile 3 is the 75th percentile i.e., the value at which 25% of the data set lies
above and 75% of the data set lies below it.
Pie Chart A circular diagram that is divided up into different sections or sectors.
A circle divided into sections illustrating the size for each category.
Population Entire source of data involved in an investigation; all the subjects included in a
study or survey in order to draw conclusions about that population as a whole.
Possible outcome The chance that the event will happen or occur.
Prediction Statement describing the chance of an outcome to happen based on given
information.
Probability Results of trial or experiment expressed as a fraction: number of favourable
[mathematical] outcomes divided by number of all possible outcomes.
Probability [of an Likelihood of a particular outcome occurring, expressed as a number between zero
outcome] and one.
Quantitative data/ Data that can be measured and can be discrete or continuous.
Numerical data
Quartile The values that divide a list of numbers into four equal parts.
Questionnaire List of questions that can be used to collect data.
An instrument consisting of questions for the purpose of collecting data.

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Random sampling The sampling method that allows every member of the population a chance of being
included in the sample.
Range [of a data set] Difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set. OR The difference
between the maximum value and the minimum value in the data set.
Related [data sets] Linked; connected.
Represent[data] Draw; graph.
Representative sample Sample likely to give results similar to those obtained from studying the whole
population.
Sample Subset (small group) chosen from the population to represent the population. OR
The fraction of the entire group to be used in the collection of data
Sampling Choosing a representative sample.
Scatter plot A graph that is made by plotting ordered pairs in a coordinate plane to show the
relationship between two sets of data, but the points are not connected by a line.
Sort Put, organise into categories.
Stacked bar graph (Also known as stacked bar charts) Instead of displaying a compound bar graph
with bars side-by-side a stack bar graph divides the bar into segments. It is used to
show how one bar is divided into smaller parts
Survey Collect data from a group of people or objects.
Survey [biased] Survey containing factors that produce answers that do not represent a truthful
picture of the situation.

Tree diagram Diagram using branches to display all the outcomes of a series of trials.
Trend An upward or downward shift in the data set over time.
Two-way table A contingency table representing all possible outcomes of two trials taking place
together.
Un-grouped data The data given as individual items or values.
Unlikely Chance of something happening is less than the chance of it not happening.
Variable A quantity that can take different values in a situation.

Vertical bar graph 900 bar graph using vertical bars to show change over time at discrete times like
absentees per day for three weeks
Very likely Chance of something happening is much greater than chance of it not happening.
Very unlikely Chance of something not happening is much greater than the chance of it
happening.

Account A record of income and expenditure.

Balance This is the difference between debits and credits.
Bank statement The details of all the transactions made from one bank account in a given time

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period.
Billion One-thousand million (one followed by nine zeros).
Break-even point Break-even point is where the business is at an activity level (doing business) at
which total cost = total sales, i.e. you have made enough income to cover the costs.
At the break-even point, you are making neither a profit nor a loss; from that point
on you will be making a profit with each sale (until new costs are incurred).
Budget A plan of how to spend money. An estimate of income and expenditure.
Bursary A sum of money given to you by an organisation to cover the cost of your formal
studies.
Commission The sum of money paid to an agent (usually a salesperson) that is a percentage of
the total value of goods sold by the agent.
Compound interest Interest charged on an amount due, but including interest charges to date
Consumption rate The rate at which a commodity, such as water, electricity or fuel, is consumed.
Cost-effective Best value for money.
Cost price This is the amount that it costs per unit to either manufacture or purchase an
item or to prepare for a service that will be delivered. This amount is pure cost,
no mark-up or profit has been added yet.
Capital Money that is owned by someone and used for the purpose of investing or
lending.
Cost rate The price of a product per mass, volume, length or time unit.
Exchange rate
The value of one currency relative to the value of another currency.
Expenditure
An amount of money that is spent on something.
Credit This is an entry in an account that shows a payment made into the account.
Credit balance The amount in the account is your own
Credit card A credit card is a service bank product that allows you to buy goods and pay for
them at the end of the month.
Credit limit The maximum amount you can spend on your credit card.
Debit When someone or an organisation takes money out of your account. An entry in
an account showing a payment made from an account.
Debit balance The amount owed to a lender or seller.
Debit order It is an arrangement whereby you give permission to a third party to withdraw
money from bank account on a regular basis.
Deposit A payment made into a bank account.
Disposable income Income that is left over after all payments have been made.
Exchange rate The value of one currency relative to the value of another currency.
Expenditure An amount of money that is spent on something.

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Fine print The legal terms and conditions printed on a contract applicable to a transaction or
account.
Fixed deposit A single deposit invested for a fixed period at a fixed interest rate.
Fixed expenses These are amounts that must be paid every month and which stay the same, like
rent, school fees and transport costs.
Fund A source of money.
Gross income The total amount of all an individual’s income before deductions.
Hire purchase Goods and products such as furniture can be purchased using a longer term lease
or hire agreement (hire purchase); insurance is usually also added to the amount
payable until it is paid off.
Inflation An increase in the price of a basket of goods or services that is representative of
the economy as a whole.
Interest Money paid regularly at a particular rate for the use or loan of money. It can be
paid to you by a finance organisation or bank (in case of savings); or it may be
payable by you to a finance organisation on money you borrowed from the
organisation.
Interest rate value This is the % rate of interest that will be charged on your loan amount, i.e. a
percentage value of the original loan amount.
Interest value This is the actual rand amount of interest that will be added to your loan.
Investment To put money into an organisation or bank (e.g., by buying shares), so as to gain
interest on the amount at a higher rate. Or Something in which you have invested
money.
Invoice A comprehensive document that details all the work done or items sold, and what
costs are due.
Lay-bye It is a form of credit where the buyer pays a deposit and pays the balance in
instalments while the shop keeps the item(s) until it has been paid off.
Loan A loan is an agreed sum of money that is lent by a bank or moneylender (e.g.
personal loan or home loan).
Luxury item or service An item or service that is not essential for daily life, but which makes life easier
or more convenient.
Net pay The amount an employee “takes home” after income tax has been deducted.
Overdraft An overdraft is an arrangement you make with the bank that allows you to draw
more money than there is in your account.
PAYE (abbr.) Pay as you earn: tax taken off your earnings by your employer and sent to
the South African Revenue Service before you are paid (the balance).
Remittance slip A piece of paper that accompanies a payment and contains the most important
details of the transaction.
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Selling price This is the price at which something is offered for sale.
Simple interest Interest charged on the original amount due only, resulting in the same fee every
time.
Statement A summary of transactions (debits and credits, or payments and receipts) made
on an account.
Tariff The rate charged for a service rendered, e.g. import duties, water consumption
cost, etc.
Tax A compulsory levy imposed on citizen’s earnings or purchases to fund the activities
of government.
Taxable A service, purchase or item or earning that has tax applied to it.
Tax invoice Printed record of what was bought, what it cost, what was taxable, the tax amount,
method of payment, amount tendered, and change due, if any.
UIF (abbr.) Unemployment Insurance Fund: A government-run insurance fund which
employers and employees contribute to, so that when employees are retrenched
they can collect some earnings (a portion).
Variable expenses Expenses that change over time or from one week/month to the next. These are
things that you usually pay or buy each month, but the amount changes e.g.
telephone and electricity costs.
VAT Value Added Tax (VAT) is a tax that is levied at 15% (currently in South
Africa) on most goods and services, as well as on the importation of goods and
services into South Africa.
VAT exclusive price The price before VAT is added.
VAT inclusive price The price after VAT is added.
Wages A wage is an amount of money paid to an employee normally based on a fixed
number of hours worked per week.
Withdrawal Money taken out of a bank account.
Zero rated VAT items These are goods that are exempt from VAT. Groceries that are basic foodstuffs
are zero-rated in South Africa, e.g. brown bread, milk, mielie meal, samp, rice,
etc..

2-D models A diagram or picture having length and width only.

2-dimensional plans A plan or design having length and width only, but possibly representing three
dimensional objects.
3-D models A dimensional construction of real-life objects.
Bar scales Presented as a picture, it means that if you placed a ruler next to this scale, you
could determine how many centimeters next to this scale, you could determine
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Compound bar graphs Graphs that contain multiple bars for each category of data, with each bar
representing a different component of each category of the data.
Elevation map Information about the profile of a route as seen from the side.
Elevation plans Show the design and dimensions of the outside of a building from a side view.
Floor plan Shows the design and dimensions of the inside of a building, from a top view.
Highway A major road that links major cities.
Line graphs A diagram used to display data with a consistent trend.
Location: A particular place or position.
Map: A symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place drawn on a flat
surface.
Model: A thing used as an example to follow and imitate an object (a three dimensional
figure or object)
National road map Shows major roads linking major cities to each other.
North elevation plan Shows the side of the building that is in front of you when you are facing the
compass direction ‘North’
Number scale A number scale such as 1 : 50 000 means that 1 unit on the map represent 50 000
units in real life
Scale Determines how many times smaller an object shown on a plan or map is that its
actual size
Scale drawing A diagram of a real-life object drawn in proportion.
Scaled elevation plans Show the design and dimensions of the outside of a building from a side view using
a specific scale.
Map: A symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place drawn on a flat
surface.
Street map A map of a small area such as a town or city.
Strip map A map of a section of a travelling route.
Route map Shows a specific route, for instance for an event, as seen from above.

Area The amount of two-dimensional space occupied by a2-D shape. The area of
a shape is the size of its surface.
BODMAS Brackets, of/orders (powers, squares, etc.), division, multiplication, addition,
subtraction. A mnemonic (reminder) of the correct order in which to do
mathematical operations.
Body mass index (BMI) A number calculated from an adult’s weight and height, expressed in units of kg/m2
Breadth How wide something is. From the word “broad”.
Capacity The amount of space available to hold something. OR A measure of the volume a
hollow object can hold – usually measured in litres.
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Circumference Distance around a circle / the perimeter of a circle.
Conversion A change from one system / unit to another.
Cubed The power of three; multiplied by itself three times.
Cubic Shaped like a cube; having been multiplied by itself three times.
Cylinder A 3-dimensional object with congruent parallel sides and bases are circles.
A tall shape with parallel sides and a circular cross-section – think of a log of
wood, for example, or a tube.
Degrees Celsius Unit used to measure temperature in most countries.
Diameter A straight line passing through the centre of a circle and touching the circle
at both ends, thus dividing the circle into two equal halves.
Dimension A measurable extent, e.g. length, breadth, height, depth, time. Physics, technical:
the base units that make up a quantity, e.g. mass (kg), distance (m), time (s).
Distance How far it is from one place to another, e.g. from one town to another or
from one point to another point.
Growth Charts Graphs consisting of a series of percentile cures that show the distribution of the
growth measurements of children.
Imperial System A system of measurement using inches, pounds, feet, gallons and miles.
Length The measurement between two points, in a straight line, e.g. the length of a room.
Measure Using an instrument to determine size, weight etc.
Measuring Determine the value of a quantity directly, e.g. reading the length of an
object from a ruler or the mass of an object from a scale.
Metric System A system of measurement that uses metres, litres, kilograms, etc. A measurement
system, using a base of 10 (i.e. all the units are divisible by 10).
Perimeter The total distance around the boundary or edge that outlines a specific shape.
Pi π, the Greek letter p, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. A
constant without units, value approximately 3,142
Radius The distance from the centre of the circle to any point on the circumference of the
circle.
Scale An instrument that is used to measure the weight of an object.
Surface Area The area of all the faces / surfaces of an object added together.
Volume The amount of 3-D space occupied by an object. It is measured in cubic units.
Weight An indication of how heavy an object is.

Event An event is something that may or may not happen when an action is performed.
Outcome This is the result of an event
Probability The likelihood of something happening or not happening.
Experiment Is a series of trials performed one after another.
Trial Is an action which may lead to a result.

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Possible outcome is any of the possible results of a trial.
Favourable outcome is any of the possible outcomes which favour a specific event.
Actual outcome is the actual result of a single trial.
Frequency The number of times that something happens.
Expected frequency of an is the number of times one expects the outcome to occur during an experiment
outcome
Actual frequency of an is the number of times the outcome actually occurs during an experiment.
outcome
Frequency of an event Is the number of times that the event occurs during an experiment (a set of trials)

Relative frequency is the number of times outcomes occur divided by the total number of trials. i.e.
(experimental
probability) of an event
Theoretical probability is worked out as number of possible successful outcomes divided by total number

of outcomes.i.e.
Sample Space All the possible outcomes of an experiment.
Sample Point Just one of the possible outcomes
Random When something happens without being made to happen on purpose.
Fair Treated equally, without having an advantage or disadvantage.
A fair game Is a game in which there is an equal chance of winning or losing.
A fair coin is a coin that has equal probability of falling on a “head” or a “tail” when it is
tossed
Descriptions of the likelihood of an event occurring:
Impossible it has no chance of happening
Unlikely it has a greater chance of not happening than of happening.
it has as much chance of happening as of not happening.
Even (equally likely) It is equally likely to happen as to not happen.
Likely it has a greater chance of happening.
Certain it is certain that it will happen.
Compound events are two or more events happening at once.
Independent events are events such that the probability of one event occurring in no way affects the
probability of the other event occurring.
Dependent events Events are dependent if the occurrence of either event affects the probability of
the other.
Mutually Exclusive means we can't get both events at the same time. (It is either one or the other,
but not both)

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