BNU1501

May/June 2023

BNU1501

Basic Numeracy

Department of Decision Sciences

EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER – MAY/JUNE

30 May 2023
EXAMINATION PAPER

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Question 1a [2]

Which one of the following numbers is a prime number?

[1] 14
[2] 15
[3] 18
[4] 19

Question 1b [2]

Which one of the following is a prime number?

[1] 18
[2] 21
[3] 23
[4] 24

Question 1c [2]

Which one of the following is NOT a prime number?

[1] 28
[2] 29
[3] 31
[4] 37

Question 2a [2]
Round off 26.59928 to three decimal digits
[1] 26.599
[2] 26.600
[3] 25.599
[4] 26.598

Question 2b [2]

Which number can round to 78.95?

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[1] 78.956
[2] 78.946
[3] 78.955
[4] 78.942

Question 2c [2]

Which number can round to 1,278.06?

[1] 1,278.054
[2] 1,278.066
[3] 1,278.065
[4] 1,278.055

Question 3a [3]

If a number, 𝑥𝑥, is increased by 7, it will be equal to twice the same number decreased by 3. The
correct equation for the above statement is
[1] 7𝑥𝑥 = 3(2𝑥𝑥)
[2] 𝑥𝑥 − 7 = 2(𝑥𝑥 + 3)
[3] 𝑥𝑥 + 7 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 3
[4] 7𝑥𝑥 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 3

Question 3b [3]

If a number, 𝑥𝑥, is increased by 3, it will be equal to twice the same number decreased by 3. The
correct equation for the above statement is
[1] 3𝑥𝑥 = 3(2𝑥𝑥)
[2] 𝑥𝑥 + 3 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 3
[3] 𝑥𝑥 − 3 = 2(𝑥𝑥 + 3)
[4] 3𝑥𝑥 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 3

Question 3c [3]

If a number, 𝑥𝑥, is increased by 3, it will be equal to twice the same number decreased by 7. The
correct equation for the above statement is

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[1] 3𝑥𝑥 = 7(2𝑥𝑥)

[2] 𝑥𝑥 − 3 = 2(𝑥𝑥 + 7)
[3] 3𝑥𝑥 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 7
[4] 𝑥𝑥 + 3 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 7

Question 4a [3]

Subtract 4p2 – 3q2 + 5q – 2 from 6p2 – 3pq + 7q2 + 4p – 2.

[1] 10𝑝𝑝2 – 3𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 + 4𝑞𝑞 2 + 4𝑝𝑝 + 5𝑞𝑞 − 4
[2] −2𝑝𝑝2 + 3𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 + 4𝑞𝑞 2 − 4𝑝𝑝 + 5𝑞𝑞
[3] 2𝑝𝑝2 – 3𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 + 4𝑞𝑞 2 + 4𝑝𝑝 − 5𝑞𝑞 − 4
[4] 2𝑝𝑝2 – 3𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 + 10𝑞𝑞 2 + 4𝑝𝑝 – 5𝑞𝑞

Question 4b [3]
Subtract 3ab – a2 – 2b2 from 3a2 + 4b2 + ab
[1] 4𝑎𝑎2 − 2𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 + 6𝑏𝑏 2
[2] 2𝑎𝑎2 + 4𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 + 2𝑏𝑏 2
[3] −4𝑎𝑎2 + 2𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 − 6𝑏𝑏 2
[4] 4𝑎𝑎2 + 4𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 + 6𝑏𝑏 2

Question 4c [3]
Subtract 7p2 – q2 – 5pq from 2p2 + 5q2 + 3pq
[1] 9𝑝𝑝2 − 2𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 + 4𝑞𝑞 2
[2] −5𝑝𝑝2 + 8𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 + 6𝑞𝑞 2
[3] 5𝑝𝑝2 − 8𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 − 6𝑞𝑞 2
[4] 9𝑝𝑝2 + 2𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 + 4𝑞𝑞 2

Question 5a [2]

What is the definition of a constant?

[1] The letter used to represent a quantity

[2] The number in front of a variable
[3] The number with no variable
[4] The little number or letter used to raise to a power

Question 5b [2]

Identify the constant term in the expression: 5𝑥𝑥 + 7𝑦𝑦 + 8𝑧𝑧 − 9

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[1] 5
[2] −9
[3] 7
[4] 8

Question 5c [2]

What is the definition of a coefficient?

[1] The letter used to represent a quantity

[2] The number in front of a variable
[3] The little number or letter used to raise to a power
[4] The number at the back of a variable

Question 6a [2]

The expression 12 + 6 × 4 + [(18 − 6 ÷ 2) − (35 ÷ 5 + 2)] can be written as

[1] 72 + 6 − 5
[2] 36 + 6 − 5
[3] 36 + 15 − 9
[4] 72 + 15 − 9

Question 6b [2]

The expression 24 ÷ 4 + 2 − [(18 − 3 × 2) − (3 × 4 − 2)] can be written as

[1] 8 − 12 + 10
[2] 8 − 30 − 10
[3] 4 − 12 − 6
[4] 4 − 30 − 10

Question 6c [2]

The expression 24 ÷ 4 + 2 − [(18 − 3 × 2) + (3 × 4 − 2)] can be written as

[1] 4 − 30 + 10
[2] 8 − 12 − 10

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[3] 8 − 12 + 10
[4] 4 − 30 − 10

Question 7a [5]

Determine the lowest common multiple (LCM) of the following three terms: 3st, 4s2, 5t2.
[1] 60s3t3
[2] 30st
[3] 30s2t2
[4] 60s2t2

Question 7b [5]

Determine the lowest common multiple (LCM) of the following three terms: 2p2,6pq4,4p2.
[1] 12p2q4
[2] 6p2q4
[3] 6p4q2
[4] 12p2q2

Question 7c [5]

Determine the lowest common multiple (LCM) of the following three terms: 3a; 6b2 ;7a3b.
[1] 42ab
[2] 42a3b2
[3] 12a2b3
[4] 42a2b2

Question 8a [2]
5
Convert the mixed fraction 10 7 to an improper fraction
7
[1]
5
9
[2]
7
75
[3]
7

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[4]
5

Question 8b [2]

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Convert the improper fraction to a mixed fraction
6
5
[1] 11 6
5
[2] 10 6
6
[3] 10 7
6
[4] 11 5

Question 8c [2]
4
Which fraction is equivalent to ?
12
1
[1] 3
1
[2]
2
1
[3]
6
2
[4]
24

Question 9a [3]
1 1
Zandi completed 2 2 of her homework before going to the gym and then 1 2 after coming back
from the gym. How much homework did Zandi complete?
5
[1]
2
8
[2]
2
7
[3]
2
3
[4]
2

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Question 9b [3]
1 1
Zoe bought 3 2 kg of potatoes from the market whereas Mandy bought 2 2 kg of potatoes. Find
the total amount of potatoes purchased by both.
[1] 2 kg
[2] 3 kg
[3] 4 kg
[4] 6 kg

Question 9c [3]
1 1
It takes Mary 2 hour to wash, comb her hair and put on her clothes, and 4 hour to have her
breakfast. How much time does it takes Mary to be ready for school?
2
[1] 4
hour

[2] 1 hour
3
[3] 4
hour
1
[4] 1 4 hours

Question 10a [3]

Simplify the following expression as far as possible.
18𝑏𝑏 2 3𝑏𝑏 8
÷ ×
4𝑎𝑎 4𝑎𝑎 9
3𝑏𝑏3
[1]
𝑎𝑎2
27𝑏𝑏
[2]
4
16𝑏𝑏
[3]
3

[4] 3𝑏𝑏

Question 10b [3]

Simplify the following expression as far as possible.
7𝑥𝑥 4 12𝑦𝑦 3𝑦𝑦 2
÷ ×
24𝑦𝑦 3 14𝑥𝑥 3 7𝑥𝑥 3

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343𝑥𝑥 4
[1]
432𝑦𝑦 2

7𝑥𝑥 4
[2]
48𝑦𝑦 2

[3] 21𝑥𝑥 4 𝑦𝑦 2
3𝑦𝑦 2
[4]
14𝑥𝑥 4

Question 10c [3]

Simplify the following expression as far as possible.
3𝑞𝑞 2𝑝𝑝 𝑞𝑞 2
× ÷
14𝑝𝑝 9𝑞𝑞 4𝑝𝑝
4𝑝𝑝
[1]
21𝑞𝑞2
4𝑞𝑞 2
[2]
21𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 2

𝑞𝑞 2
[3]
84𝑝𝑝
4𝑝𝑝
[4]
21𝑞𝑞

Question 11a [3]

Simplify the following expression as far as possible.
3 5 16
− ×
5 8 15
32
[1]
45
13
[2] 2 15
1
[3] −
15
2
[4] −
75

Question 11b [3]

Simplify the following expression as far as possible.

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3 1 5
− ×
4 2 4
7
[1] 1
8
1
[2] 8
1
[3] 1 5
15
[4]
48

Question 11c [3]

Simplify the following expression as far as possible.
5 9 4
− ×
2 8 3
9
[1] 1
22
5
[2] 16

[3] 1
7
[4] 1 22

Question 12a [3]

𝑥𝑥𝑝𝑝 𝑟𝑟 𝑥𝑥𝑞𝑞 𝑝𝑝 𝑥𝑥𝑟𝑟 𝑞𝑞
Simplify the following expression: ( ) ×( ) ×( ) .
𝑥𝑥𝑞𝑞 𝑥𝑥𝑟𝑟 𝑥𝑥𝑝𝑝

[1] 1
[2] 2
[3] 3
[4] 0

Question 12b [3]

Simplify the following expressions: (2𝑎𝑎3 𝑏𝑏 2 )4 × 3𝑎𝑎2 𝑏𝑏 3
[1] 24𝑎𝑎24 𝑏𝑏 24
[2] 48𝑎𝑎14 𝑏𝑏11
[3] 24𝑎𝑎14 𝑏𝑏11

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[4] 48𝑎𝑎24 𝑏𝑏 24

Question 12c [3]

𝑎𝑎7 ×𝑎𝑎2 ×32

Simplify the following expression .
(𝑎𝑎4 )3
3
[1]
𝑎𝑎3
2
[2]
𝑎𝑎3
1
[3]
𝑎𝑎3
9
[4] 𝑎𝑎3

Question 13a [3]

𝑦𝑦 3 𝑦𝑦
Simplify the following expression � �
𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥

𝑥𝑥 3
[1] 𝑦𝑦

𝑦𝑦3
[2]
𝑥𝑥
𝑦𝑦2
[3]
𝑥𝑥
𝑥𝑥 2
[4]
𝑦𝑦

Question 13b [3]

Simplify the following expression √ 𝑎𝑎−1 𝑏𝑏 × √ 𝑏𝑏 −1 𝑐𝑐 × √ 𝑐𝑐 −1 𝑎𝑎

[1] 1
[2] 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎

[3] √ 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎
1
[4] 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎

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Question 13c [3]

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Simplify the following expression �243𝑎𝑎10 𝑏𝑏5 𝑐𝑐10
[1] 3𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 2 𝑐𝑐
[2] 3𝑎𝑎3 𝑏𝑏𝑐𝑐 3
[3] 3𝑎𝑎2 𝑏𝑏𝑐𝑐 2
[4] 5𝑎𝑎2 𝑏𝑏𝑐𝑐 2

Question 14a [2]

3 1
Julia spent 4 of an hour jogging and 5 of an hour cycling. What decimal represents the amount
of time, in hours, she spent jogging and cycling?
[1] 0,75 hour
[2] 0,2 hour
[3] 0,95 hour
[4] 0,85 hour

Question 14b [2]

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Jack spent of an hour biking andof an hour jogging everyday. What decimal represents the
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amount of time, in hours, she spent biking and jogging?
[1] 1,58 hours
[2] 0,75 hour
[3] 7,50 hours
[4] 0,83 hour

Question 14c [2]

1 3
BNU1501 student spent of an hour watching TV and of an hour studying everyday. What
2 4
decimal represents the amount of time, in hours, the student spent watching TV and studying?
[1] 0,50 hour
[2] 0,75 hour
[3] 1,50 hours
[4] 1,25 hours

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Question 15a [3]

Dudu is buying a new dress that costs R1525.00 excluding Value Added Tax (VAT) and R1753.75
including VAT. What is the percentage of VAT charged on the dress?
[1] 15%
[2] 13%
[3] 14%
[4] 32%

Question 15b [3]

Nokubonga buys an iPhone that costs R3590.99 excluding VAT and R4100.00 including VAT.
What is the percentage of VAT charged on the iPhone?
[1] 13,9%
[2] 14,0%
[3] 14,2%
[4] 14,5%

Question 15c [3]

Suppose a Sharp EL-738FB Financial Calculator costs R739.00 excluding VAT and R851.00
including VAT. What is the percentage of VAT charged?
[1] 15,2%
[2] 15,0%
[3] 14,9%
[4] 15,5%

Question 16a [2]

The length and breadth of a rectangle are in the ratio 3 : 1. If the breadth is 7 cm, then the length
of the rectangle is:
[1] 14 cm
[2] 16 cm
[3] 18 cm
[4] 21 cm

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Question 16b [2]

Length and width of a field are in the ratio 5 : 3. If the width of the field is 42 m then its length is:
[1] 100 m
[2] 80 m
[3] 50 m
[4] 70 m

Question 16c [2]

The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 5:4. If there are 25 girls in the class, then
the number of boys in the class is:

[1] 20 boys
[2] 30 boys
[3] 15 boys
[4] 40 boys

Question 17a [5]

Refer to the sketch above. The area of the right triangle is 54 cm2. If its height is 12 cm long, its
perimeter is
[1] 18 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
[2] 27 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
[3] 36 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
[4] 54 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐

Question 17b [5]

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Refer to the sketch above. The area of the right triangle is 60 cm2. If its height is 12 cm long, its
perimeter is
[1] 38,7 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
[2] 37,6 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
[3] 36,6 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
[4] 37,0 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐

Question 17c [5]

Refer to the sketch above. The area of the right triangle is 48 cm2. If its height is 12 cm long, its
perimeter is
[1] 38,6 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
[2] 32,7 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
[3] 36,4 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
[4] 34,4 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐

Question 18a [3]

Find the perimeter of the dark shaded region in the figure below.

[1] 37 cm
[2] 50 cm
[3] 32 cm
[4] 51 cm

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Question 18b [3]

Find the perimeter of the shaded region in the figure below.

[1] 82 cm
[2] 86 cm
[3] 49 cm
[4] 61 cm

Question 18c [3]

Find the perimeter of the diagram below

[1] 25 m
[2] 35 m
[3] 50 m
[4] 100 m

Question 19a [4]

Find the area of the shaded region in the following figure

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[1] 36 m2
[2] 38 m2
[3] 40 m2
[4] 42 m2

Question 19b [4]

Find the area of the shaded region in the following figure

[1] 25 m2
[2] 27 m2
[3] 28 m2
[4] 30 m2

Question 19c [4]

Find the area of the shaded part in the following figure.

[1] 14 in2
[2] 20 in2
[3] 18 in2
[4] 16 in2

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Question 20a [5]

Consider the diagram below with measurements indicated on it. The rectangle of diagonal 5 cm fit
perfectly into the circle.

Calculate the area of the shaded part of the diagram, correct to two decimal places.
[1] 66,54 cm2
[2] 7,63 cm2
[3] 6,30 cm2
[4] 27,27 cm2

Question 20b [5]

Find the area of the shaded regions below:

[1] 471 mm2

[2] 241 mm2
[3] 364 mm2
[4] 521 mm2

Question 20c [5]

Find the area of the region that is inside the rectangle and outside the circles (blue region). The
circles have a diameter of 3 cm

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[1] 1,93 cm2

[2] 7,73 cm2
[3] 28,93 cm2
[4] 7,74 cm2

Question 21a [5]

A cylindrical steel pipe is 21 cm long with radius 0,4 cm and its hollow part is of radius 0,1 cm.
What is the volume, in litres, of steel in the pipe?
[1] 9000 ℓ
[2] 9400 ℓ
[3] 9900 ℓ
[4] 10100 ℓ

Question 21b [5]

A wooden lead pencil is in the shape of a cylinder. The pencil is 22 cm long with radius 0,6 cm
and its lead is of radius 0,2 cm. What is the volume of wood in the pencil?
[1] 20020 ℓ
[2] 19440 ℓ
[3] 29910 ℓ
[4] 22106 ℓ

Question 21c [5]

Determine the volume of a rectangular prism with l = 0.15 𝑚𝑚, b = 40 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 and h = 20 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐. Your
answer must be converted to litres, rounded to one decimal digit.
[1] 120.0 ℓ
[2] 1.2 ℓ
[3] 1 200.0 ℓ
[4] 12.0 ℓ

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Question 22a [3]

The slope of the line joining points (𝑎𝑎 ; 4) and (3; 0) is -2. Determine the value of 𝑎𝑎.

[1] 𝑎𝑎 = −1
[2] 𝑎𝑎 = 2
[3] 𝑎𝑎 = −2
[4] 𝑎𝑎 = 1

Question 22b [3]

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The slope of the line joining points (𝑎𝑎 ; 1) and (7; 3) is 2. Determine the value of 𝑎𝑎.

[1] 𝑎𝑎 = −11
[2] 𝑎𝑎 = 3
[3] 𝑎𝑎 = −3
[4] 𝑎𝑎 = 11

Question 22c [3]

The slope of the line joining points (𝑎𝑎 ; -2) and (2; -6) is 1. Determine the value of 𝑎𝑎.

[1] 𝑎𝑎 = 6
[2] 𝑎𝑎 = 4
[3] 𝑎𝑎 = −4
[4] 𝑎𝑎 = −6

Question 23a [4]

Determine the equation of the straight line passing through the points (2;2) and (3;6).
1
[1] 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 + 1.5
4

[2] 𝑦𝑦 = 4𝑥𝑥 − 9
[3] 𝑦𝑦 = 6 − 4𝑥𝑥
[4] 𝑦𝑦 = 4𝑥𝑥 − 6

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Question 23b [4]

Determine the equation of a straight-line graph that passes through points (3; −2) and (5; −6).
[1] 𝑦𝑦 = −4𝑥𝑥 + 14
[2] 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 8
[3] 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 − 4
[4] 𝑦𝑦 = −2𝑥𝑥 + 4

Question 23c [4]

Determine the equation of a straight-line that passes through two points (4; 4) and (−2; −2).

[1] 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥− 4
[2] 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 + 8
[3] 𝑦𝑦 = −𝑥𝑥− 4
[4] 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥

Question 24a [3]

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If 𝑠𝑠 = 𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢 + 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡 2 , make a the subject of the formula
2
𝑠𝑠−𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢
[1] 𝑎𝑎 =
2𝑡𝑡 2
𝑠𝑠−𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢
[2] 𝑎𝑎 = �
2
𝑠𝑠−𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢
[3] 𝑎𝑎 =
𝑡𝑡 2
2(𝑠𝑠−𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢)
[4] 𝑎𝑎 =
𝑡𝑡 2

Question 24b [3]

If 𝐴𝐴 = 2𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 + 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋ℎ , make h the subject of the formula
𝐴𝐴−2𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2
[1] ℎ =
2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
[2] ℎ = 𝐴𝐴 − 2𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 − 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
𝐴𝐴
[3] ℎ = −𝑟𝑟 −
2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
[4] ℎ = 𝐴𝐴 − 𝑟𝑟

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Question 24c [3]

𝑎𝑎
If 𝑆𝑆 = , make r the subject of the formula
1−𝑟𝑟

[1] 𝑟𝑟 = 𝑆𝑆 − 𝑎𝑎
[2] 𝑟𝑟 = 𝑎𝑎 − 𝑆𝑆 − 1
𝑎𝑎
[3] 𝑟𝑟 = − 1
𝑆𝑆
𝑆𝑆−𝑎𝑎
[4] 𝑟𝑟 =
𝑆𝑆

Question 25a [3]

Solve for x in the following equation.
2 6 − 2𝑥𝑥
=
3 𝑥𝑥 + 3
[1] 𝑥𝑥 = 3
[2] 𝑥𝑥 = −3
3
[3] 𝑥𝑥 =
2

[4] 𝑥𝑥 = −6

Question 25b [3]

Solve the equation:
2(𝑦𝑦 + 5) = 3(𝑦𝑦 − 8)
[1] 𝑦𝑦 = −34
[2] 𝑦𝑦 = −14
[3] 𝑦𝑦 = 34
[4] 𝑦𝑦 = 14

Question 25c [3]

Solve for 𝑦𝑦 in the following equation.
2(2𝑦𝑦 − 1) − 3𝑦𝑦 = 4 − 𝑦𝑦
5
[1] 𝑦𝑦 = 2
[2] 𝑦𝑦 = 0
[3] 𝑦𝑦 = 3
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[4] 𝑦𝑦 = −2

Question 26a [2]

If you borrow money from the bank, the amount that you owe the bank is calculated includes:

[1] Period and insurance

[2] Insurance and interest
[3] Period and interest
[4] Interest and penalties

Question 26b [2]

The interest is calculated using the following formula: I = Prt . Where P is:
[1] Period
[2] Penalty
[3] Principal debt
[4] Prime rate

Question 26c [2]

Which of the following statements best defines an annuity;
[1] An annuity is a series of equal or same amount payments at equal time intervals.
[2] An annuity is a periodic payment made to the lender.
[3] An annuity is a sequence of equal or same amount payments at equal time intervals.
[4] An annuity is an annual payment of money owed by a borrower to a lender.

Question 27a [5]

The value of a one-bedroom flat in Tshwane increased from R151 300 to R230 592.50 over 5
years’ period. The average annual rate of increase of the one-bedroom flat over 5 years, rounded
to two decimal places, is
[1] 7.22%
[2] 7.89%
[3] 8.79%
[4] 8.97%

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Question 27b [5]

The value of a one-bedroom flat in Tshwane increased from R151 300 to R230 592.50 over 7
years’ period. The average annual rate of increase of the one-bedroom flat over 7 years, rounded
to two decimal places, is
[1] 7.22%
[2] 6.21%
[3] 6.79%
[4] 6.97%

Question 27c [5]

The value of a one-bedroom flat in Tshwane increased from R151 300 to R230 592.50 over 10
years’ period. The average annual rate of increase of the one-bedroom flat over 10 years, rounded
to two decimal places, is
[1] 4.30%
[2] 4.21%
[3] 4.79%
[4] 4.97%

Question 28a [5]

Suppose John deposited an amount of R600 at the end of every month into an account earning 6%
interest per year, compounded monthly over a period of 3 years. Determine the accumulated
amount John will receive at the end 3 years.
[1] R22 921,92
[2] R1 809,02
[3] R19 722,61
[4] R23 601,66

Question 28b [5]

Suppose John deposited an amount of R600 at the end of every month into an account earning 6%
interest per year, compounded quarterly over a period of 3 years. Determine the accumulated
amount John will receive at the end 3 years.
[1] R7 824,73
[2] R7 809,02

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[3] R9 722,61
[4] R8 601,66

Question 28c [5]

Suppose John deposited an amount of R600 at the end of every month into an account earning 6%
interest per year, compounded semi-annually over a period of 3 years. Determine the accumulated
amount John will receive at the end 3 years.
[1] R3 824,73
[2] R3 881,05
[3] R3 722,61
[4] R3 601,66

Question 29a [5]

Takalani worked and saved a total amount R105 000.00 to complete her UNISA degree. If every
year, she has deposited R28 500.00 into an account earning 6,04% interest per year compounded
annually. How long, rounded to one decimal place did it took her to accumulate the total amount?
[1] 3.0 years
[2] 3.4 years
[3] 5.1 years
[4] 6.0 years

Question 29b [5]

Mrs Smit saved a total amount R200 000.00 for her daughter’s education. If every year, she has
deposited R10 500.00 into an account earning 8,5% interest per year compounded annually. How
long, rounded to one decimal place did it took her to accumulate the total amount?
[1] 11.8 years
[2] 9.4 years
[3] 11.1 years
[4] 10.0 years

Question 29c [5]

Ringani worked overtime to raise a total amount R30 000.00 to settle his student debt. If he has
deposited R8 500.00 yearly into an account earning 7,04% interest per year compounded annually.
How long, rounded to one decimal place did it took her to accumulate the total amount?
[1] 3.0 years
[2] 2.4 years
[3] 2.8 years

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[4] 2.0 years

Question 30a [5]

Thabo wants to buy wireless Bluetooth earphones which costs R1 000. He is impatient and does
not want to wait and save the money to buy himself the earphones. He applies for a bank loan. The
bank approves the loan and gives Thabo four (4) years to amortise the loan. The bank charges an
interest rate of 5% compounded yearly for the loan. Find the yearly instalment that Thabo has to
pay to the bank.
[1] R282,01
[2] R392,79
[3] R228,01
[4] R182,01

Question 30b [5]

Thabo wants to buy wireless Bluetooth earphones which costs R900. He is impatient and does not
want to wait and save the money to buy himself the earphones. He applies for a bank loan. The
bank approves the loan and gives Thabo four (4) years to amortise the loan. The bank charges an
interest rate of 6% compounded yearly for the loan. Find the yearly instalment that Thabo has to
pay to the bank.
[1] R282,01
[2] R292,79
[3] R258,01
[4] R259,73

Question 30c [5]

Thabo wants to buy wireless Bluetooth earphones which costs R700. He is impatient and does not
want to wait and save the money to buy himself the earphones. He applies for a bank loan. The
bank approves the loan and gives Thabo four (4) years to amortise the loan. The bank charges an
interest rate of 6% compounded yearly for the loan. Find the yearly instalment that Thabo has to
pay to the bank.
[1] R212,01
[2] R202,79
[3] R202,01
[4] R205,73

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