MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

Dear Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy learner

TERM GRADE 12
Mathematical Literacy is intended to equip you with the
1 Investigation Minimum of 50 marks for each task
knowledge and skills you need in dealing with real-life problems.
The skills and knowledge you will master are drawn from the Control Test 1
pure Mathematical knowledge you learned in previous grades. 2 Assignment Minimum of 50 marks
Real-life problems you may encounter are organised into FIVE
topics, namely: Paper 1 Paper 2
• finance 2 hours (100 marks) 2 hours (100 marks)
• measurement 3 Assignment Minimum of 50 marks
• maps, plans and other representations of the physical world
• data handling and PRELIM EXAMINATION
• probability. Paper 1 Paper 2
3 hours (150 marks) 3 hours (150 marks)
Subject Requirements 4 EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS
À A textbook and exam study guide
À A calculator Paper 1 Paper 1
3 hours (150 marks) 3 hours (150 marks)
Content Checklist Total: SBA + External examination = 400
The checklist below gives a summary of content you will cover in
each of the topics. Examinations
1. Finance Mathematical Literacy examination consist of two papers (150
À Financial documents marks each). For both papers, about 30% of questions (45
À Tariff systems marks) are all easy questions and test your ability to perform
À Income/expenditure, profit/loss, budgets basic mathematical calculations in familiar context. 30% of the
À Cost price and selling price remaining questions test your ability to do 2-step or 3-step
À Break-even analysis context-based questions. The rest, 40%, of the questions will
À Interest test your ability to use mathematical and non-mathematical
À Banking, loans and investments knowledge to solve problems in both familiar and non-familiar
À Inflation contexts.
À Taxation Paper 1: The following context are covered in paper 1: Finance,
À Exchange rates Data and Probability.
Paper 2: The following context are covered in paper 2:
2. Measurement Measurement, Maps and Plans and Probability.
À Unit conversions
À Length
À Weight PAPER 1 PAPER 2
À Perimeter Finance 60% (±5) 'Maps, plans and other
À Area representation of the physical
Data Handling 35% (±5)
À Volume world 40% ((±5)
À Temperature Probability 5%
Measurement 55% (±5)
À Time Including Growth Charts (CAPS
page 65) assesses application Probability 5%
3. Maps, plans and other representations of the of measures of spread in data Including ±5% (Income,
handling. Expenditure, Profit/loss, Income-
physical world and-Expenditure statements and
À Maps Budgets, Cost price and Selling
À Scale price) where there is direct link to
À Plans Measurement and Maps and Plans.
À Models Question 1: 30 marks ± 5 marks Question 1: 30 marks ± 5 marks
4. Data handling Level 1 questions from Finance Level 1 questions from
À Data collection and Data Handling Measurement and Maps, plans
À Data classification Question 2: Finance Question 2: 'Maps and plans
À Data organisation Question 3: Data Handling Question 3: Measurement
À Summarising data Question 4: Integrated context on Question 4: Integrated context on
À Data representation Finance and Data Handling 'Measurement and Maps and plans
À Interpret and analyse data Including Growth Charts (CAPS Including (Income, Expenditure,
page 65) assesses application Profit/loss, Income-and-
5. Probability of measures of spread in data Expenditure statements and
À Expressions of probability handling. Budgets, Cost price and Selling
À Prediction Question 5: Finance, data price) where there is direct link to
handling or integrated question Measurement and Maps and Plans.
À Probability of simple events
À Probability of compound events Probability will be examined in Question 5: Measurement, maps
the context of one or more of the and plans or integration
Assessment other questions. Probability will be examined in
Throughout the year you will complete a minimum of SEVEN Each question can contain more the context of one or more of the
than one context. other questions.
assessment tasks. Marks obtained in these tasks make up your
final school-based assessment (SBA) mark. The SBA mark makes Each question can contain more
than one context.
25% of your final mark in the subject. The remaining 75% comes
from your external exam mark. N.B: EACH PAPER MAY HAVE 4 OR 5 QUESTIONS

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