CURRICULUM FET

MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

TUTOR MATERIAL
TERM ONE 2024

BACK ON TRACK PROGRAMME

GRADE 10/12
TOPIC: FINANCE
DATE: 24 FEBRUARY 2024

QUESTION 1

1.1 Mr. S Jacobs is a Life Sciences teacher at Zeekoeivlei Secondary School. TABLE 1
shows the salary advice that he received from the Western Cape Education
Department for the month of December 2023.
TABLE 1: SALARY ADVICE FOR MR. S JACOBS
Surname & Initials Organisation Pay Point
Jacobs, T Zeekoeivlei SS 1234/23

Identity number Job Title Appointment date

001231****082 Teacher 2022/01/01

Tax number Medical tax credits Pension number Salary notch

1587329 R728,00 13768 318 624,00

Pay date Deposit Account nr Gross salary Deductions Net salary

institution
2023/12/15 FNB 13487635 28 052,00 9 062,87 18 989,13

EARNINGS DEDUCTIONS
Item Description Amount Item Description Amount
0001 Basic salary 26 552 0001 TAX SARS 5 654,78
0003 Housing allowance 1 500 0002 GEPF 2 150,34
0005 GEMS 1 131,00
0192 SACE 16,50
0192 Union 110,25
[adapted from Department of Education Salary advice]

Use the information above to answer the questions that follow:

1.1.1 Write down Mr. Jacobs’ tax number. (2)

1.1.2 Define the term net salary in the given context. (2)

1.1.3 Show how the amount of R9 062,87 was calculated. (2)

1.1.4 Mr. Jacobs deposits 5% of his net salary into a savings account.

Calculate the amount that Mr. Jacobs deposited into his savings account. (2)

1.1.5 Show how the salary notch of R318 624 was calculated. (2)

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1.2 Mr. Abrahams intends to buy his first house for R1 450 000. He approached two
financial institutions to compare loan amounts between the two. TABLE 2 shows the
amounts as received from the two financial institutions.

TABLE 2: LOAN OPTIONS FOR MR. ABRAHAMS

ITEM FNB NEDBANK
Loan amount R1 529 479 B

* Initiation fee R6 037,00 R6 037,00

* Bond registration fee R31 471,00 R33 339,00
* Property transfer fee R41 971,00 R43 839,00
Total set up costs A R83 215,00

Monthly repayments R14 759,50 R14 959,00

Monthly service fees R69,00 R69,00
Not applicable if the
loan is paid from a
personal FNB account

Term agreement 20 years 240 months

[adapted from property24.com]

Use the information above to answer the following questions.

1.2.1 Determine the total set up costs, A, for the FNB option. (2)

1.2.2 When you are a first-time buyer of a property, you may add the total set up costs
to the purchase price of the house to get the loan amount.

Calculate the final loan amount, B, for the Nedbank option. (2)

1.2.3 The bank recommends that your monthly bond repayments not exceed 30% of
your gross monthly salary.

Calculate the minimum gross monthly salary Mr. Abrahams needs to earn to
qualify for a loan from FNB. Round your answer to the nearest hundred. (4)

1.2.4 Mr. Abrahams chose the FNB option because he already has a personal account
at FNB.

Calculate the amount Mr. Abrahams will save because the monthly repayments
will come from his personal account. (3)

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QUESTION 2:

2.1 Jacob receives the following slip after purchasing prepaid water at one of the
approved vendors.

PREPAID WATER SLIP

Blue approved
Tax Invoice
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
Credit Token
3974 0445 6670
6712 5026
6 kℓ @ 9,6600 R/kℓ = R57,96
9 kℓ @ 22,7200 R/kℓ = R204,48
15 kℓ @ 25,2300 R/kℓ =A
22,4 kℓ @ 29,6900 R/kℓ = R665,056

Amount: R1 305,95
VAT @ 15% R195,89

Total: R1 501,84

Free units: 0,00 kℓ

Credit Units: 52,40 kℓ
Total Units: 52,40 kℓ

Receipt No: 01166515

Meter No: 41150801599
Date: 25/02/2023 18:20:27
[adapted from actual slip]

Use the information above to answer the following questions.

2.1.1 Write down Jacob’s water meter number. (2)

2.1.2 Identify the maximum number of kilolitres that can be bought at R9,6600 per
kilolitre. (2)

2.1.3 Write down in full the type of tax charged for water as shown in the context above. (2)

2.1.4 Show how the VAT amount was calculated (2)

2.1.5 Define the term tariff in the given context. (2)

2.1.6 Determine the missing value, A, the cost of using 15 kℓ of water in the context
above. (3)
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 2.2 Neville Charles is a 58-year-old who earned a monthly taxable income of R46 031,50 for
the 2022/23 tax year. During the 2022/23 tax year Neville was the main member of a
medical aid with two dependents.

ANNEXURE A shows TABLE 3, the tax table, tax rebates and the medical credits for the
2022/23 tax year.

Use TABLE 3 on ANNEXURE A to answer the following questions.

2.2.1 Write down the name of the government institution responsible for the
collection of income tax. (2)
2.2.2 Calculate Neville’s annual taxable income tax. (2)
2.2.3 Write down the tax bracket that Neville will be taxed by. (2)
2.2.4 Calculate the amount of tax Neville must pay for the 2022/23 tax year before
any rebates and medical aid credits. (3)
2.2.5 Determine the total annual medical credits of Neville and his dependents for
the 2022/23 tax year. (3)
2.2.6 Neville stated that he pays more that R125 000 tax annually after his rebates
and medical credits has been deducted.
Verify, by showing all calculations, if his statement is valid. (4)
ANNEXURE A: QUESTION 2.2
TABLE 3: RATE OF TAX FOR INDIVIDUALS FOR TAX YEAR 2022/23.
Tax Taxable income
Rate of Tax (in Rand)
bracket (in Rand)
1 0 – 226 000 18% of taxable income
2 226 001 – 353 100 40 680 + 26% of taxable income above 226 000
3 353 101 – 488 700 73 726 + 31% of taxable income above 353 100
4 488 701 – 641 400 115 762 + 36% of taxable income above 488 700
5 641 401 – 817 600 170 734 + 39% of taxable income above 641 400
6 817 601 – 1 731 600 239 452 + 41% of taxable income above 817 600
7 1 731 601 and above 614 192 + 45% of taxable income above 1 731 600

Tax rebate type 2023

Primary R16 425
Secondary (65 and older) R9 000
Tertiary (75 and older) R2 997

Medical aid tax credits 2023

Main member R347
First dependent R347
For each additional dependent R234
[adapted from sars.co.za]
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2.3 Mr. Chauke is a 66-year-old architect that is working for a private firm. He is the
main member of a medical aid with his wife as a dependent and he contributes
R10 000 a month to a pension fund.

He received the following remuneration for the 2021/22 tax year.

• Monthly salary of R65 000
• Annual bonus of R50 000

ANNEXURE B shows TABLE 4, the tax table, tax rebates and the medical credits
for the 2021/22 tax year.

Use the information above and ANNEXURE B to answer the following questions.

2.3.1 Calculate Mr. Chauke’s annual gross income. (3)

2.3.2 Calculate Mr. Chauke’s taxable income. (3)

2.3.3 Calculate the total amount of tax Mr. Chauke must pay during the 2021/22
tax year. (6)

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ANNEXURE B
QUESTION 2.2

TABLE 4: RATE OF TAX FOR INDIVIDUALS FOR TAX YEAR 2021/22.

Tax Taxable income
Rate of Tax (in Rand)
bracket (in Rand)
1 0 – 216 000 18% of taxable income
2 216 201 – 337 800 38 916 + 26% of taxable income above 216 200
3 337 801 – 467 500 70 352 + 31% of taxable income above 337 800
4 467 501 – 613 600 110 739 + 36% of taxable income above 467 500
5 613 601 – 782 200 163 335 + 39% of taxable income above 613 600
6 782 201 – 1 656 600 229 089 + 41% of taxable income above 782 200
7 1 656 601 and above 587 593 + 45% of taxable income above 1 656 600

Tax rebate type 2022

Primary R15 714
Secondary (65 and older) R8 613
Tertiary (75 and older) R2 871

Medical aid tax credits 2022

Main member R310
First dependent R310
For each additional dependent R209
[adapted from sars.co.za]

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QUESTION 3

3.1 Taryn who stays in Cape Town is considering relocating to Johannesburg. In order to
understand the financial implications of relocating, she compares the electricity tariffs
for the two cities as shown in TABLE 5 below.

TABLE 5: ELECTRICITY TARIFFS FOR CAPE TOWN AND

JOHANNESBURG.
CAPE TOWN: ELECTRICITY TARIFFS – HOME USERS (VAT excl.)
Block 1 0 – 600 kWh R2,29/kWh
Block 2 > 600 kWh R3,15/kWh
Monthly service charge R185,00

JOHANNESBURG: ELECTRICITY TARIFFS – RESIDENTIAL (VAT incl.)

Block 1 0 – 500 kWh R2,02/kWh
Block 2 500 – 1 000 kWh R2,31/kWh
Block 3 1 000 – 2 000 kWh R2,49/kWh
Block 4 2 000 – 3 000 kWh R2,62/kWh
Block 5 > 3 000 kWh R2,75/kWh
Monthly service charge R209,23
Monthly capacity charge (60A) R616,37
[adapted from capetown.gov.za and Joburg.org.za]

Use the information above and in TABLE 6 to answer the following questions.

3.1.1 Write down the monthly capacity charge of Johannesburg to the nearest ten
rand. (2)

3.1.2 Taryn uses on average 650 kWh of electricity per month.

Calculate the difference in cost of electricity between the two cities if the cost
including VAT for Cape Town is R1 973,98. (6)

3.1.3 Taryn claimed that if she does not use any electricity for a month, she will
only pay R212,75 in monthly service charges including VAT in Cape Town.

Verify, showing ALL calculation, whether her statement is valid. (4)

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3.2 Mpho lives in Johannesburg where they use an increasing block tariff system for the
water service. This divides water usage into blocks, where the tariff per kilolitre
increases with increased consumption.

A fixed levy of R31,08 (VAT inclusive) is charged to all residents for each water
connection.

Mpho must pay the fixed levy and for his water usage as per kilolitre according to the
block tariff per kilolitre.

TABLE 6 shows the block water tariffs for Johannesburg.

TABLE 6: WATER TARIFFS OF JOHANNESBURG

Kilolitres per month Tariff (R/kℓ)
0 to 6 Free
More than 6 to 10 22,26
More than 10 to 15 23,23
More than 15 to 20 32,57
More than 20 to 30 45,01
More than 30 to 40 49,23
More than 40 to 50 62,11
More than 50 66,56
[adapted from Joburg.org.za]
NOTE: All tariffs are VAT exclusive

Use the information above and TABLE 6 to answer the questions that follow.

3.2.1 Mpho used 14 kilolitres of water for the month.

Calculate what his monthly cost of water will be including VAT. (8)

3.2.2 Determine what percentage Mpho had to pay for his fixed levy on his total
monthly cost for 14 kilolitres. (3)

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3.3 Abel is a metered taxi driver. His company charges the following fare for a single trip:

• A minimum call-out fee of R50 per trip with the first THREE kilometres being free.
• Thereafter, R15,00 for each additional kilometre or part thereof.
• The company charges an extra R200,00 per hour if the taxi must wait for a client
and the trip will be charges as a single trip.

TABLE 7 below shows the total cost per single trip for different distances travelled.

TABLE 7: TOTAL COST PER SINGLE TRIP FOR DIFFERENT

DISTANCES TRAVELLED.
Distance (in
0 1 3 5 10 20 30
km)
Total cost per
single trip 0 50 50 80 A 305 455
(in Rands)

Use the information above and TABLE 7 to answer the questions that follow.

3.3.1 Explain the meaning of the term single trip in this context. (2)

3.3.2 Calculate the value of A. (3)

3.3.3 Write down an equation that Abel can use to calculate the total cost (in rands)
per single trip, in the form:

Total cost (in rands) per single trip = … (2)

3.3.4 A client pays Abel R1 505 for a single trip.

Determine the total distance (in km) travelled during this trip. (5)

3.3.5 Doris hires a taxi from this company to take her to a meeting venue 20 km
from her home. The meeting is scheduled to take exactly ONE hour, and she
requests that the taxi wait for her to take her back home.

Doris claimed that it was going to be cheaper for her if she could have called
the taxi back after her meeting, instead of making it wait for her.

Verify, showing all calculations, whether her claim is valid. (6)

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QUESTION 4:

4.1 Johnson is a physiotherapist. He was contacted by SARU (the South African Rugby
Union) to give the 7s rugby players a massage during the rugby tournament that was
held in Cape Town during December 2022. Johnson hires 13 masseuses to perform this
duty.

Number of
1 2 3 4 5 8 10
sessions per day
Number of
13 26 39 52 65 A 130
masseuses
Income in Rand 1 755 3 510 B 7 020 8 775 14 040 17 550

* Masseuse: A person who provides a professional massage

Use the table above to answer the questions that follow.

4.1.1 Show, by means of calculations, that the income for a single massage is R135. (2)

4.1.2 Calculate the values of A and B. (4)

4.1.3 Complete the following formula to calculate the total income per session.

Income = … × … (2)

4.1.4 Prove that the total income for the weekend, if they start working on Friday
and finish on Sunday, is R78 975. There are 15 sessions per day. (6)

4.1.5 Johnson pays each masseuse R1 000 for the weekend and R50 per massage.
He needs to rent a room at the Cape Town stadium to perform these massages,
which costs R4 800 per day.

Calculate his total expenses and express the total income to total expenses as
a ratio in unit form. (6)

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TOTAL: [123]

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TOPIC: DATA HANDLING
DATE: 9 MARCH 2024

QUESTION 1

1.1 A group of students at a nursing college wrote two tests for the same
course. TABLE 1 shows the test scores, as percentages, of the students.

TABLE 1: TEST PERCENTAGES OF A GROUP OF STUDENTS.

STUDENTS
TEST

Beauty

Mangi
Goitse
Linda
Oscar

Kevin
Danie
Charl
Helen

Fiona

Anita
Zena
Elsie

Rose

Joan
Paul

Neo
Ian

1 89 90 87 90 83 83 94 73 88 Y 97 95 95 86 73 73 84 63
2 50 52 57 61 61 63 65 65 66 67 67 68 70 71 75 78 79 79
A student who scores 85% or more for a test is awarded a distinction.

Use the information in TABLE 1 to answer the questions that follow:

1.1.1 Explain, giving a reason, whether the above data is discrete or continuous. (2)

1.1.2 Determine the median score for Test 2. (3)

1.1.3 The mean score for Test 1 was 84%. Calculate the value of Y. (4)

1.1.4 Identify the candidates whose test scores in both tests differed by 30%. (3)

1.1.5 Calculate the value of the interquartile range for Test 2. (4)

1.1.6 Express, in simplified fractional form, the probability of randomly selecting a

candidate who did not get a distinction for Test 1. (3)

1.1.7 Determine the modal test score for Test 1. (2)

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QUESTION 2

Keano is a rugby supporter that followed the 2014 Rugby Championships. He was
disappointed that the South African team finished second on the log.

He analysed the results as shown in TABLE 1 on ANNEXURE A.

The country where the game takes place is called the host country and this country appears
first on the results table. The host country's results are also mentioned first.

Use the information in TABLE 1 on ANNEXURE A to answer the questions that follow:
2.1 Name the stadium and city where the South African team beat Australia. (2)
2.2 Which country hosted the game that had the biggest difference in scores? (2)
2.3 Determine how many times the one team scored more than double the points scored
by the other team. (2)
2.4 Calculate the probability (in simplified fraction form) of randomly choosing a game
that was played in South Africa. (3)
2.5 Which country's team lost their host game in September? (2)

2.6 Use the points scored by the South African team to answer the following questions.

2.6.1 Arrange the points scored in descending order. (2)

2.6.2 Hence, calculate:

a) The mean points scored (3)

b) The median points scored (2)

c) The range of the points scored (2)

d) The modal points scored (2)

2.7 The line graph on the ANSWER SHEET shows the points scored by the South African
team. Draw another line graph on the same grid to represent the points scored against
the South African team. (6)

2.8 Use the graph or the table to answer the following questions.

2.8.1 On which date was the difference between the points scored the biggest? (2)

2.8.2 How many days lapsed between the second and third games played? (2)

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ANNEXURE A
QUESTION 2
TABLE 1: RESULTS OF THE 2014 RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

October 2014

Date Score Venue

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas,

5 Argentina 21 – 17 Australia
Mendoza
South New Ellis Park Rugby Stadium,
4 27 – 25
Africa Zealand Johannesburg

September 2014

Date Score Venue

South
27 28 – 10 Australia Newlands, Cape Town
Africa
New Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La
27 Argentina 13 – 34
Zealand Plata
Skilled Park, Gold Coast,
13 Australia 32 – 25 Argentina
Queensland
New South
13 14 – 10 Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Zealand Africa
South
6 Australia 24 – 23 Patersons Stadium, Perth
Africa
New
6 28 – 9 Argentina McLean Park, Napier
Zealand

August 2014

Date Score Venue

South
23 Argentina 31 – 33 Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Africa
New
23 51 – 20 Australia Eden Park, Auckland
Zealand
South
16 13 – 6 Argentina Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Africa
New
16 Australia 12 – 12 ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Zealand

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ANSWER SHEET
QUESTION 2.7

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QUESTION 3

3.1 The Ebola-virus outbreak in West Africa during August 2014 is recorded as the
biggest outbreak of the virus.
PIE CHART 1 below shows the number of Ebola cases and PIE CHART 2 shows
the number of Ebola deaths for three countries.

PIE CHART 1 PIE CHART 2

Ebola deaths (961)

38%

31%
Guinea Liberia Sierra Leone

Use the information in the PIE CHARTS to answer the questions that follow:

3.1.1 The total number of Ebola deaths for all three countries was recorded as
961. Calculate the total number of Ebola deaths for Sierra Leone during
August 2014. (3)

3.1.2 During August 2014, Nigeria, also in West Africa, had no reported cases of
Ebola. How can this data about Nigeria be represented on a pie chart? (2)

3.1.3 Calculate the percentage of Ebola cases that ended up in Ebola deaths. (3)

3.1.4 Motivate whether it can be said with certainty that all Liberia's Ebola cases
ended up being Ebola deaths. Show ALL calculations. (4)

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3.2 The map below shows data of the Ebola outbreak in three affected West African
countries during July 2014.

Map of North-West Africa

Use the map and data above to answer the following questions.

3.2.1 Arrange the data of the percentage of deaths of the THREE countries in
ascending order. (5)

3.2.2 Determine, using accurate measurement, the actual distance (to the nearest
km) between the most northern part of Guinea to the most southern part of
Liberia, as represented by the arrow on the map. (5)

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QUESTION 4

4.1 The weather forecast for Cape Town for the period 1 to 9 June 2017 is shown
below.

MON. TU. WED. TH. FRI. SAT. SUN. KEY

1 2 3 4 Sunny

Cloudy
19 °C 26 °C 22 °C 21 °C
Rain
9 °C 7 °C 11 °C 6 °C
Rain and
5 6 7 8 9 lightning
Max.
35 °C
temp.
Min.
20 °C 14 °C 15 °C 15 °C 16 °C 7 °C
temp.
9 °C 9 °C 7 °C 3 °C 8 °C

[Source: underground.com]

Use the information above to answer the following questions.

4.1.1 Identify the maximum temperature for Friday 2 June 2017. (2)

4.1.2 Write down the full date on which the lowest minimum temperature was
measured. (2)

4.1.3 Arrange the maximum temperatures in descending order. (2)

4.1.4 Determine the date when there was rain and lightning. (2)

4.1.5 Determine the difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures
on Thursday 8 June 2017. (2)

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4.2 The comparative bar graph shows the national registration statistics of the population
of South Africa for both male and female as at 28 April 2018

Use the information above to answer the following questions:

4.2.1 Write down the age group in which the second highest number of female
voters have registered. (2)

4.2.2 Calculate the number of male voters under the age of 40 years. (2)

4.2.3 Write down, in words, the number of female voters in the 40–49 age
group (2)

4.2.4 State whether the data in the graph is discrete or continuous. (2)

4.2.5 Calculate the difference between the total number of male and female
voters. (2)

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QUESTION 5

5.1 In South Africa, learners' marks are graded using level descriptors from level 1 (L1),
the lowest marks, to level 7 (L7), being the highest mark. The information below
shows the November 2019 Mathematical Literacy results for learners in a particular
district in South Africa

[Adapted from eduinfosearch.com]

Use the graph above to answer the questions that follow.

5.1.1 Define the term range. (2)

5.1.2 Identify the type of graph shown. (2)

5.1.3 State whether the learner numbers represent continuous or discrete data. (2)

5.1.4 Determine the total number of Grade 10 learners who sat for the
examinations. (3)

5.1.5 Write down level descriptors which show that the performance of the
Grade 11 learners is below the performance of the Grade 10 learners. (3)

5.1.6 Determine the median level descriptor for the Grade 11 learners. (3)

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QUESTION 6

6.1 TABLE 3 below shows an extract of the provincial mid-year population

estimates by age and gender for 2021 for selected provinces.

TABLE 3: MID YEAR POPULATION ESTIMATES (2021) OF CERTAIN

PROVINCES BY GENDER AND AGE.
Eastern Cape Gauteng KwaZulu Natal
Age:
Male Female Male Female Male Female
0-4 345 058 336 296 668 597 653 243 616 235 598 179
5-9 370 816 360 513 633 876 618 934 607 730 590 612
10-14 388 607 379 429 577 229 569 943 602 489 589 468
15-19 317 549 307 009 534 347 542 072 522 062 512 711
20-24 226 028 226 351 677 086 672 225 481 991 478 653
25-29 236 880 232 066 827 240 841 564 509 125 506 950
30-34 257 392 259 840 874 911 854 935 510 284 517 162
35-39 225 499 239 270 751 503 731 975 430 757 460 949
[Source: adapted from Stats SA]

Use TABLE 3 above to answer the questions that follow:

6.1.1 Calculate the total number of females in the 10-19 years old age group in the
three provinces. (3)

6.1.2 Determine (as a percentage) the probability of randomly selecting a female in

the 25-29 age interval residing in the Eastern Cape out of all the women in the
Eastern Cape. (3)

6.1.3 Determine the median number of males under 40 years of age in Gauteng. (4)

6.1.4 Identify the modal age group for females in Gauteng. (2)

6.1.5 Explain why this information would not be useful to the Education
Department when determining how many Gr. 1 learners they can expect in
KwaZulu-Natal in 2022. (2)

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6.2 Social grants are in place to help improve standards of living in society and are
given to people who are vulnerable to poverty and in need of Government
support.
The tables below indicate the total number of Beneficiaries Receiving Social
Grants monthly in KwaZulu Natal from April 2019 to May 2021
Monthly Social Grant Beneficiaries in KwaZulu Natal in 2019/2020
A 2 437 492 2 446 729 2 444 812
2 450 927 2 454 952 2 461 691 2 463 042
2 436 392 2 432 235 2 439 883 2 446 537

Monthly Social Grant Beneficiaries in KwaZulu Natal in 2020/2021

2 428 874 2 411 462 2 390 148 2 423 568
2 395 343 2 401 660 2 380 386 2 416 817
2 416 919 2 415 073 2 370 647 2 369 364
Source: SASSA Fifth Statistical Report: Payment System

Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.

6.2.1 The range of the data set is 38 543 and A represents the smallest number
of beneficiaries.

Determine the value of A. (3)

6.2.2 Calculate the Interquartile range for the number of social grant beneficiaries
in KwaZulu Natal in 2020/2021. (5)

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6.3 The Adjusted budget vote speech for 2022/2023 was recently held virtually.
The pie chart below shows the allocation for conditional grants from the total
basic education budget.

[Source: Department of Education]

Use the diagrams above to answer the questions that follow:

6.3.1 Identify the sector with the third highest grant allocation. (2)

6.3.2 Kaylen works in the infrastructure sector and saw on the budget speech that
the sector received a 5,6% increase from the previous year.

Kaylen states that the budget allocated for the previous year was more than
R11 000 million.

Verify through calculations if her statement is valid. (6)

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QUESTION 7

7.1 Peter started running 10-kilometer races two years ago. He recorded his race times
for the first twelve races he completed. Study race times given (in hours and
minutes) below and answer the questions that follow.

1:12 1:08 1:11 1:04 1:02 1:07

0:59 1:06 1:02 0:59 1:02 0:57

Use the information above to answer the questions that follow:

7.1.1 Determine the median time of the given data. (3)

7.1.2 Peter’s mean race time after thirteen races was 1:03. Calculate Peter's race
time for his thirteenth race. (4)

7.1.3 Write down the probability that Peter will finish his next race (of the same
distance) in less than 40 minutes. (2)

7.1.4 According to his last race results Peter's race time falls in the 60th percentile
of male runners of his age. What does this mean? (2)

7.1.5 The given box and whisker diagram shows a summary of Peter's race time
data, in minutes, over a period of two years.

Compare Peter's results in the first 12 races to the results summarized in the
box and whisker diagram and give reasons why it can be said that he improved
his times. (4)

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TOTAL: [155]

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