NORTHERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

MATHEMATICAL

LITERACY

GRADE 11

LEARNER NOTES

DATA HANDLING

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Data is raw information that has been collected, without any organization of analysis. It is
unprocessed.

Data Handling refers to the process of collecting, organizing, summarising, representing

and analysing information. It means gathering and recording information and then
presenting it in a way that is meaningful to others.

SUMMARISING DATA

PLEASE NOTE:
It is of utmost importance that you study and know the definitions e.g. mean, mode
and range. The definition(s) already explain the calculation that must be done.

QUESTION 1

Myron, Byron and Hyron are triplets in grade 12. All three of them are in the same
class. Below is a graph showing Myron and Byron’s March test results in percentages in
the different subjects.

March test results

90
80
70
Percentage (%)

60
50
40
30
Myron
20
Byron
10
0

Subjects

Use Graph above to answer the following questions

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1.1 What was the test percentage mark of:

1.1.1 Myron in History? (2)

1.1.2 Byron in English? (2)

1.2 In which subject did Byron perform worst? What do you think he can do to (3)
improve in this subject?

1.3 In which subject did Myron and Byron obtain the same result and what was (3)
the percentage?

1.4 Calculate Myron’s mean (average) percentage. (3)

1.5 Determine the range in percentage of Byron’s subjects. (2)

1.6 What do you observe with regard to Byron’s performance in all of his (2)
subjects?

1.7 Hyron obtained the following test results for March in the mentioned (6)
subjects:
Subject Percentage
Mathematical Literacy 65
Life Orientation 80
Life Sciences 50
History 35
Geography 55
English 70

Draw a bar graph on Annexure A to represent Hyron’s test results for March.
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QUESTION 2

The table below lists the number of tourists who visited the local museum for the first
quarter of 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Month 2011 2012 2013

January 879 930 872
February 820 931 1 031
March 953 1 159 1 258
April 1 039 1 198 1 377

Use the above information to answer the following questions.

2.1 In which year was the highest number of visits recorded for the first quarter
and how many tourists were there? (2)

2.2 Compare the mean (average) number of visits for January 2011 – 2013 with
that of February 2011 – 2013. (7)

2.3 What general trend do you observe in terms of the number of visits from
January to April in the 3 years? (2)

2.4 Draw line graphs on ANNEXURE B to represent the monthly visits for the
years 2011 and 2012. Clearly indicate the graphs for the respective years. (9)

2.5 With what percentage did the visits increase from February 2011 to February
2012? (3)

2.6 What do you predict will happen with the monthly visit in April 2014?
Give a possible reason for your answer (3)
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QUESTION 3

A census is an official counting of all the people in the country on a predetermined date
called the reference date.

Below is statistics of the population aged 20 years and above with a grade 12
qualification and those without educational qualifications respectively for the year 2011

% of population aged 20 years and above in each province with no educational

qualifications

Province LP MP NW NC KZN EC FS GP WC
Percentage 17,3 14 11,8 11,3 10,7 10,5 7,1 3,6 2,7

% of population aged 20 years and above in each province with grade 12

qualification

Province NC GP NW FS LP KZN WC EC MP
Percentage 7,5 18 7,7 9,8 9,5 9,3 14,4 8,7 9,6

Use information above to answer questions that follow.

3.1 Write down the percentage of Mpumalanga (MP) for the population aged 20
years and above with no educational qualifications and the percentage of
Gauteng (GP) for the population aged 20 years and above with grade 12
qualifications, as a ratio. Give your answer in its simplest form. (2)

3.2 Determine the median for the percentage of the population aged 20 years and
above with a grade 12 qualification. (2)

3.3 Calculate the mean percentage of the population aged 20 years and above with
no educational qualifications. (3)

3.4 Determine the Inter-Quartile Range for the population aged 20 years and above
with a grade 12 qualification. (5)

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3.5 The Free State provincial government uses the population statistics to allocate
funds to each district in the province for every financial year.

The graph below indicates the population and the number of households in each
district in the Free Sate for 2011.

Motheo 747 431

Thabo Mofutsanyana 736 238

Number of households
Fezile Dabi 448 036 Population

Lejweleputswa 627 626

Xhariep 146 259

0 200000 400000 600000 800000

3.5.1 How many districts are there in the Free Sate? (2)

3.5.2 What is the total population of the Free State? (2)

3.5.3 Which district has the highest number of households? (2)

3.5.4 If the population of the Free State increased by 1% from 2010 to 2011,
what was the total population of the Free State in 2010?

Give your answer to the nearest whole number. (3)

3.5.5 If there are 45 368 households in Xhariep, how many people on

average are there per household? (2)
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REPRESENTING, INTERPRETING AND ANALYSING DATA

QUESTION 4

The pie chart given below was drawn during the voting session for the best soapie
category conducted by the Annual Diamond Film and Television Awards.

Votes for the Best Soapie

5 225 000
7 454 000
Generations
Muvhango
Isidingo
3 122 000 Scandal
Rhythm city
Isibaya
3 266 000 4 234 000
1 039 000

Study the graph carefully and answer the questions that follow.

4.1 Which soapie received the most votes? (2)

4.2 Which soapie received the least votes? (2)

4.3 Calculate the total number of viewers who voted. (2)

4.4 Calculate the percentage of viewers who voted for Isibaya (2)

4.5 There were 31 awards that were awarded that night. The total cost for each
award was R35 000.

4.5.1 Calculate the total cost for all the awards (2)

4.5.2 De Beers Company agreed to sponsor 5% towards each award.

Calculate the total amount that this Company contributed (3)
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QUESTION 5

The provincial data on average annual incomes (in thousands of rand) and
unemployment rates (as a percentage) are illustrated in the graphs represented on
ANNEXURE C

Use the graphs to answer the questions that follow.

5.1 Calculate the difference in value between the average annual income for
Gauteng and the Eastern Cape. (4)

5.2 What relationship, if any, exist between the unemployment rate and the
average annual household income for the provinces? (2)

5.3 Give a valid reason why a person would choose to work in Gauteng rather
than in the Eastern Cape. (2)
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QUESTION 6

TABLE 1 below shows the number of learners who were condoned to Grade 11 (Made
to progress to Grade 11).

TABLE 1:PROGRESSED LEARNERS

Province Total number of progressed learners
Wrote Grade 11 in Passed grade 11 in Currently in grade
2015 2015 11 in 2016
Eastern Cape 11 705 2 625 18 255
Free State 5 105 2 600 7 362
Gauteng 4 568 2 149 N/A
Kwazulu-Natal 10 070 4 765 24 549
Limpopo 13 022 3 492 27 523
Mpumalanga 5 091 2 290 11 160
Northern Cape 1 963 613 2 280
North West 3 543 2 122 6 654
Western Cape 3 589 1 404 3 058
TOTAL A 22 060 ..........

Use the above TABLE 1 to answer the following questions.

6.1 List the provinces with the number of progressed learners less than 5000 in
2016 (2)

6.2 Calculate the value of A in the table. (2)

6.3 Arrange the number of progressed learners who passed grade 11 in 2015 in
ascending order. (2)

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6.4 Determine the median of progressed learners who passed grade 11 in 2015. (2)

6.5 Calculate the difference between the progressed learners who passed Grade 11
in 2015 for the Eastern Cape and Western Cape. (3)

6.6 Calculate the difference between the progressed learners who wrote Grade 11
in 2015 for Northern Cape and Gauteng. Give your answer to the nearest
whole number. (3)

6.7 Identify the province with the highest number of progressed learners in 2016. (2)
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ANNEXURE A

QUESTION 1.7

March test results

90

80

70

60
Percentage (%)

50

Myron
40
Byron

30

20

10

0
Mathematical Life Life Sciences History Geography English
Literacy Orientation
Subjects

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ANNEXURE B

QUESTION 2.4

Visits in Quarter 1
1500

1400

1300

1200

1100

1000
Number of visits

900

800

700

600

500

400

300

200
January February March April
Months in quarter 1

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ANNEXURE C
QUESTION 5

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