Mathematical Literacy P1 GR 12 Exemplar 2021 Eng

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GRADE 12
MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1
EXEMPLAR 2021
MARKS: 150
TIME: 3 hours
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Mathematical Literacy/P1 2 DBE/2021
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of FIVE questions. Answer ALL the questions.
2. 2.1 Use the ANNEXURES in the ADDENDUM to answer the following

questions:
 ANNEXURE A for QUESTION 1.3

 ANNEXURE B for QUESTION 2.1
 ANNEXURE C for QUESTION 4.2
 ANNEXURE D for QUESTION 5.1
2.2 Answer QUESTION 3.1.5 on the attached ANSWER SHEET.
2.3 Write your centre number and examination number in the spaces on the
ANSWER SHEET. Hand in the ANSWER SHEET with your ANSWER
BOOK.
3. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
4. Start EACH question on a NEW page.
5. You may use an approved calculator (non-programmable and non-graphical), unless

stated otherwise.
6. Show ALL calculations clearly.
7. Round off ALL final answers appropriately according to the given context, unless
stated otherwise.
8. For the purposes of answering this question paper, a VAT rate of 15% must be used
where necessary.
9. Pictures (photographs) and diagrams are NOT necessarily drawn to scale, unless
stated otherwise.
10. Write neatly and legibly.

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QUESTION 1
1.1 Every month Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) collects data relating to the prices of
44 common household goods. This is called the Household Food Index (HFI). The HFI
for some South African cities and the difference in rand and percentage (%) change for
three months in 2020 is given in TABLE 1.
TABLE 1: HOUSEHOLD FOOD INDEX, CHANGE IN RAND AND

PERCENTAGE CHANGE FOR SOME CITIES
INDEX IN RAND CHANGE
2020/21 IN RAND IN %
CITY Oct. Sep. Oct. Sep.
September October November
to to to to
(Sep.) (Oct.) (Nov.)
Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
Johannesburg 3 886,87 3 969,41 4 054,94 85,53 A 2,2 4,3
Durban 3 800,59 3 907,62 4 022,78 115,1 222,1 2,9 5,8
6 9
Cape Town 3 902,48 3 920,86 3 975,28 54,43 72,80 1,4 1,9
Springbok 4 061,48 4 034,53 4 425,03 390,4 363,2 9,7 8,9
9 0
Pietermaritz- 3 678,32 3 709,92 3 742,34 32,42 64,02 0,9 1,7
burg
[Adapted from www.mail and guardian.co.za]
Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.
1.1.1 Define the term inflation in the context above. (2)
1.1.2 State whether the data shown in the change-in-rand column is discrete or
continuous. (2)
1.1.3 Arrange the cities in the change-in-% column for October to November in
descending order of percentages. (2)
1.1.4 Calculate the missing value A. (2)
1.1.5 Which city (name) has the largest increase in rand from October to
November? (2)

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1.2 The Fourth Industrial revolution (4IR) is the use of artificial intelligence and digital
information in industry. A survey relating to the impact of 4IR on the economy, society,
and the quality of life was conducted among 2 736 South Africans who were 15 years or
older. The graph below shows the responses of the participants.
THE IMPACT OF THE 4IR ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND

YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE
60
52
50 49 48
RESPONSES AS A PERCENTAGE
40
30
21 20
20 18
14 13 15
11
10 9 9
7 8 6
0
Positive Negative It depends Lack Don't know
impact impact knowledge
The economy The society Your quality of life
[Adapted from hsrc 2018/19 4IR module]
Use the graph above to answer the questions that follow.
1.2.1 Identify the type of graph drawn. (2)
1.2.2 Write down the percentage of respondents who said that 4IR would have a
positive impact on their quality of life. (2)
1.2.3 Determine the probability of randomly selecting a respondent who is

younger than 15 years of age. (2)
1.2.4 Calculate the missing value D. (3)
1.2.5 State ONE other graph that can be used to represent the above data. (2)

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1.3 Stella decides to crochet baby shoes to sell online. Her start-up costs include the buying
of crochet needles, pattern templates and creating an advertising pamphlet.
Crochet is a process of making clothes from wool or cotton yarn by using a crochet
needle to interlock loops of yarn.
ANNEXURE A shows graphs X and Y representing the business performance of the

first 20 pairs of shoes made.
Use ANNEXURE A to answer the questions that follow.
1.3.1 Write down the value of the start-up cost. (2)
1.3.2 State which graph, X or Y, represents the income graph. (2)
1.3.3 Calculate the selling price of a pair of baby shoes. (2)
1.3.4 Six pairs of shoes must be sold to break even.
Explain the meaning of the term break even. (2)

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QUESTION 2
2.1 Susan du Plooy bought a new house. Before moving in, she needs to deep clean and
sanitise her new house. She has two options:
Option 1: Hire a company to sanitise her home.
Option 2: Purchase fogger cans from the company and sanitise her home herself.
ANNEXURE B shows the quotation she got from a local sanitizing company for both
options.
Use ANNEXURE B to answer the questions that follow.
2.1.1 Write down the date of the quotation. (2)
2.1.2 What does the abbreviation VAT stand for? (2)
2.1.3 Calculate the missing value A, the unit price excluding VAT. (3)
2.1.4 Calculate the missing value B. (2)
2.1.5 Determine the missing value C, the number of cans required. (2)
2.1.6 Calculate the unit price per can, excluding VAT. (3)
2.1.7 Write down the delivery fee for purchasing the cans. (2)
2.1.8 Compare the total cost of the two options to determine the amount Susan
will save if she bought the cans and sanitized her home herself. (4)
2.1.9 Give ONE valid reason why Susan may choose Option 1. (2)

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2.2 In the first month of living on her own, Susan used 38 kℓ of water.
TABLE 2 shows the residential water tariffs including VAT. The tariffs shown have
increased by 5,5% from the previous year.
TABEL 2: NEW RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL WATER TARIFFS

TARIFF
TARIFF SUMMARY
BLOCK (RAND PER
(IN KILOLITRES)
KILOLITRE)
Block 1 0–6 kℓ R6,65
Block 2 More than 6–20 kℓ R28,24
Block 5 More than 60 kℓ R35,92
[Adapted from www.kimberley.org.za]
Use TABLE 2 to answer the questions that follow.
2.2.1 Calculate the previous tariff for more than 60 kℓ, before the 5,5% increase. (3)
2.2.2 Determine the amount Susan will have to pay for 38 kℓ water used. (6)
2.2.3 Due to regular water interruptions, Susan decided to install a water tank at
her house. The cost of the tank, installation and pump was R6 200.
She decided to borrow the money from a local institution. She took out a
loan for the total amount of R6 200 at a simple interest rate of 12,5% per
annum. She will repay the total loan amount with interest after 6 months.
Calculate the total loan amount, with interest, she would have paid after
6 months. (4)
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QUESTION 3
3.1 TABLE 3 shows foreign travellers arriving in South Africa (SA) by region and mode
of transport during April to June 2020.
TABLE 3: FOREIGN TRAVELLERS ARRIVING IN SA BY REGION AND

MODE OF TRANSPORT FOR APRIL TO JUNE 2020
MODE OF TRANSPORT
REGION TOTAL
AIR ROAD SEA
Overseas 1 371 521 619 231
Europe 552 155 299 98
North America 62 21 38 3
Central and South America 249 231 12 6
Australasia 45 9 33 3
Middle East 3 2 1 0
Asia 460 103 A 121
Africa 140 238 194 140 032 12
Unspecified 54 35 19 0
Total 141 663 750 140 670 243
[Adapted from StatsSA Tourism and Migration Report, April to June 2020]
Use TABLE 3 to answer the questions that follow.
3.1.1 Write down the total number of overseas travellers arriving in South Africa
during April to June 2020. (2)
3.1.2 Show, by means of calculation, how the number of 141 663 was calculated. (2)
3.1.3 Calculate the missing value A. (3)
3.1.4 Explain Unspecified, as used in this context. (2)
3.1.5 The incomplete graph showing the data for travellers coming from three
overseas regions, namely North America, Australasia and Unspecified, has
been drawn on a grid on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Use TABLE 3 above to complete the graph of the three overseas countries
on the same grid on ANSWER SHEET 1. (3)

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3. Migration (movement of people from one place/country to another) in Southern Africa is driven
2 largely for economic opportunities, political instability and increasingly, environmental hazards.
The graphs below show the top 5 countries of origin of immigrants (people coming from a foreign
country) residing in South Africa.
TOP 5 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF IMMIGRANTS RESIDING

IN SOUTH AFRICA
MOZAMBIQUE ZIMBABWE BURUNDI
ANGOLA LESOTHO
339 943
TOTAL NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS
[Adapted from migrationdataportal.org]
Use the graphs above to answer the questions that follow.
3.2.1 State the number immigrants from Lesotho residing in South Africa. (2)
3.2.2 Calculate the total percentage immigrants from the top 5 countries residing
in South Africa. (3)
3.2.3 The immigrants from Lesotho is shown as 4%. Using the actual number of
immigrants from Lesotho, determine the actual percentage of immigrants
from Lesotho.
Explain why there is a difference between the percentage shown and the
actual percentage for Lesotho. (4)
3.2.4 Determine the probability, as a simplified fraction, of randomly selecting

an immigrant from Mozambique or Lesotho from the total number of
immigrants in South Africa. (3)
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QUESTION 4
4.1 Nobuntu, a teacher at a South African school, compiled a schedule showing her salary
deductions for January 2018 and January 2019.
The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) is 7,5% of the gross salary.
TABLE 4 shows an extract of the deductions on Nobuntu's January 2018 and January
2019 salary slips.
TABLE 4: NOBUNTU'S JANUARY 2018 AND JANUARY 2019 SALARY

DEDUCTIONS
DEDUCTIONS 2018 (IN RAND) 2019 (IN RAND)
PAYE (tax) 4 013,01 5 165,40
GEPF 1 855,08 2 147,17
GEMS 5 389,00 …
Retirement Annuity 764,66 925,25
Funeral Policies 1 485,56 2 146,84
Savings Policies 715,00 864,75
Union 74,00 78,00
Labour Relations 7,50 7,50
TOTAL
[Adapted from Government Employee Salary Advice]
NOTE: GEMS – Government Employees Medical Scheme
Use TABLE 4 above to answer the questions that follow.
4.1.1 Give TWO reasons why workers contribute towards PAYE in the Republic
of South Africa. (4)
4.1.2 Calculate Nobuntu's net salary for 2018. (5)
4.1.3 Explain why workers demand an increase in salary every year. (2)

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4.2 ANNEXURE C shows a summary of the monthly gross salary, total deductions and
net salary of the teachers at a school.
Use ANNEXURE C to answer the questions that follow.
4.2.1 Arrange the gross monthly salaries for post level 1 in ascending order of
value. (2)
4.2.2 Write down the modal gross monthly salary. (2)
4.2.3 The starting annual gross salary (excluding bonuses) of a fully qualified
teacher is R262 896. Nobuntu stated that all the teachers at this school are
fully qualified.
Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether her statement is valid. (3)
4.2.4 Determine (in simplified fractional form) the probability of randomly

selecting a teacher with deductions less than the mean total deductions. (5)
4.2.5 The arranged net salaries are as follows:
14 977 15 036 15 770 15 801 16 644

17 349 17 575 18 471 18 736 18 817
23 971 25 975 30 780 35 235 54 881
(a) Determine the interquartile range (IQR) of the net salaries. (4)
(b) Explain the significance of the IQR calculated for

QUESTION 4.2.5(a). (2)
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QUESTION 5
5.1 Mr Saul has a granddaughter who lives in France. He sends her €2 000 for her
birthday on 15 January. On ANNEXURE D is a graph showing the euro to rand
exchange rate for the first two weeks of January 2021.
Use ANNEXURE D to answer the questions that follow.
5.1.1 State whether the rand strengthened or weakened from 3 January 2021 to
5 January 2021. (2)
5.1.2 Calculate (in rand) how much Mr Saul would save if he used the exchange
rate on 14 January instead of 13 January 2021. (4)
5.1.3 Give ONE possible reason for changes in currency rates. (2)

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5.2 Mr Saul, 67 years old, earned a taxable income of R422 830,50 for the 2020/21 tax year. Mr
Saul paid R70 893,70 in taxes for the 2019/20 tax year.
TABLE 5 shows the tax table for the 2020/21 tax year.
TABLE 5: 2020/21 TAX YEAR (1 March 2020–28 February 2021)

ANNUAL TAXABLE RATES OF TAX (R)
INCOME (R)
1–216 200 18% of taxable income
216 201–337 800 38 916 + 26% of taxable income above 216 200
782 201–1 656 600 229 089 + 41% of taxable income above 782 200
1 656 601 and above 587 593 + 45% of taxable income above 1 656 600
[Adapted from www.sars.gov.za]
TABLE 6 shows the tax rebates for 2017 to 2021.
TABLE 6: ANNUAL TAX REBATES FROM 2017 TO 2021

TAX YEAR
TAX REBATE
2020/21 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17
Primary R14 958 R14 220 R14 067 R13 635 R13 500
Secondary
R8 199 R7 794 R7 713 R7 479 R7 407
(65 and older)
Tertiary
R2 736 R2 601 R2 574 R2 493 R2 466
(75 and older)
[Adapted from www.sars.gov.za]
*Mr Saul is not a member of a medical aid.
5.2.1 Write down the general trend of the secondary rebate in TABLE 6. (2)
5.2.2 Identify in which tax bracket Mr Saul falls based on his taxable income for
the 2020/21 tax year. (2)
5.2.3 Calculate Mr Saul's annual tax payable for the 2020/21 tax year. (6)
5.2.4 Mr Saul states that even though he received a salary increase of 5,5%, his
income tax increased by more than the 5,5% in the 2020/21 tax year.
Verify, showing ALL calculation, whether Mr Saul's statement is correct. (5)

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5.3 A portion of the taxes collected by the South African government is given to
different municipalities. The pie chart below shows the expenditure of South
African municipalities for April to June 2020.
SOUTH AFRICAN MUNICIPALITY SPENDING FOR APRIL TO JUNE 2020
A B
H 3% 6%
16% C
6%
D
7%
TOTAL BUDGET E
R105,9 billion 8%
G
31%
F
23%
KEY
A INTEREST PAID
B PURCHASE OF WATER
C GENERAL EXPENSES
D DEPRECIATION
E BAD DEBTS
F PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY
G EMPLOYEE COST
H OTHER
[Adapted from http://www.statssa.gov.za]
5.3.1 Determine (in rand) the amount of money spent on interest. (4)
5.3.2 Mr Saul stated that if the employees were given a 5% increase in salary it
would cost the municipality more than R1 640 million.
Verify whether Mr Saul's statement is valid. (6)

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ANSWER SHEET 1
QUESTION 3.1.5
CENTRE NUMBER:
EXAMINATION NUMBER:
Foreign travellers by region and mode of transport for

three overseas regions
70
60
50
Number of travellers
40
30
20
10
0
Total Air Road Sea
North America Australasia Unspecified
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

2. 2.1 Use the ANNEXURES in the ADDENDUM to answer the following

 ANNEXURE A for QUESTION 1.3

2.2 Answer QUESTION 3.1.5 on the attached ANSWER SHEET.

4. Start EACH question on a NEW page.

5. You may use an approved calculator (non-programmable and non-graphical), unless

6. Show ALL calculations clearly.

10. Write neatly and legibly.

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TABLE 1: HOUSEHOLD FOOD INDEX, CHANGE IN RAND AND

Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.

1.1.1 Define the term inflation in the context above. (2)

1.1.4 Calculate the missing value A. (2)

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THE IMPACT OF THE 4IR ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY AND

The economy The society Your quality of life

[Adapted from hsrc 2018/19 4IR module]

Use the graph above to answer the questions that follow.

1.2.1 Identify the type of graph drawn. (2)

1.2.3 Determine the probability of randomly selecting a respondent who is

1.2.4 Calculate the missing value D. (3)

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ANNEXURE A shows graphs X and Y representing the business performance of the

Use ANNEXURE A to answer the questions that follow.

1.3.1 Write down the value of the start-up cost. (2)

1.3.2 State which graph, X or Y, represents the income graph. (2)

1.3.3 Calculate the selling price of a pair of baby shoes. (2)

1.3.4 Six pairs of shoes must be sold to break even.

Explain the meaning of the term break even. (2)

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Option 1: Hire a company to sanitise her home.

Use ANNEXURE B to answer the questions that follow.

2.1.1 Write down the date of the quotation. (2)

2.1.2 What does the abbreviation VAT stand for? (2)

2.1.4 Calculate the missing value B. (2)

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TABEL 2: NEW RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL WATER TARIFFS

Use TABLE 2 to answer the questions that follow.

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TABLE 3: FOREIGN TRAVELLERS ARRIVING IN SA BY REGION AND

Use TABLE 3 to answer the questions that follow.

3.1.3 Calculate the missing value A. (3)

3.1.4 Explain Unspecified, as used in this context. (2)

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TOP 5 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF IMMIGRANTS RESIDING

MOZAMBIQUE ZIMBABWE BURUNDI

TOTAL NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS

[Adapted from migrationdataportal.org]

Use the graphs above to answer the questions that follow.

3.2.4 Determine the probability, as a simplified fraction, of randomly selecting

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TABLE 4: NOBUNTU'S JANUARY 2018 AND JANUARY 2019 SALARY

NOTE: GEMS – Government Employees Medical Scheme

Use TABLE 4 above to answer the questions that follow.

4.1.2 Calculate Nobuntu's net salary for 2018. (5)

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Use ANNEXURE C to answer the questions that follow.

4.2.2 Write down the modal gross monthly salary. (2)

Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether her statement is valid. (3)

4.2.4 Determine (in simplified fractional form) the probability of randomly