Mathematical Literacy Grade 11 P1 2026 QP (Eng)

Mock hlayiso mock exams Practice Series: Grade 11 Exam Preparation WWW.HLAYISO.COM NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 11 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 NOVEMBER EXAMINATION 2026 (MOCK) MARKS: 100 TIME: 2 hours This question paper consists of 11 pages, including 2 answer sheets. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Mathematical Literacy/P1 2 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions. 1. This question paper consists of FOUR questions. Answer ALL the questions. 2. Use the ANSWER SHEETS attached at the end of this question paper to answer the following questions: ANSWER SHEET 1 for QUESTION 3.3 ANSWER SHEET 2 for QUESTION 4.1.4 Write your NAME and CLASS in the spaces provided on the ANSWER SHEETS and hand them in 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. Indicate units of measurement, where applicable. 9. Diagrams are NOT necessarily drawn to scale, unless stated otherwise. 10. Write neatly and legibly. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Mathematical Literacy/P1 3 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 1 1.1 Lerato Mokoena works as a cashier at a hardware store in Polokwane. Below is her payslip for October 2025. Some information has been omitted. MOKOPANE ROAD HARDWARE (PTY) LTD PAYSLIP Employee: L. Mokoena Employee no.: MRH 0147 Occupation: Cashier Pay period: 01/10/2025 – 31/10/2025 Payment method: EFT Date of payment: 24/10/2025 EARNINGS AMOUNT DEDUCTIONS AMOUNT Basic salary R8 650,00 PAYE (income tax) R374,55 Overtime: 12 hours @ A UIF (1% of gross salary) B R67,50 per hour Transport allowance R600,00 Medical aid R1 150,00 Union fees R95,00 GROSS SALARY R10 060,00 TOTAL DEDUCTIONS … NET SALARY C [Examiner’s own] Use the payslip above to answer the questions that follow. 1.1.1 Write down the date on which Lerato was paid. (2) 1.1.2 Explain the term gross salary. (2) 1.1.3 Calculate the value of A, Lerato’s overtime payment. (2) 1.1.4 Calculate the value of B, the UIF deduction. (2) 1.1.5 Calculate the value of C, Lerato’s net salary. (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Mathematical Literacy/P1 4 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock 1.2 The Grade 11 learners at Thusanang Secondary School were asked how they travel to school every day. Each learner chose only ONE mode of transport. The results are shown in the graph below. GRAPH SHOWING HOW GRADE 11 LEARNERS TRAVEL TO SCHOOL 60 52 Number of learners 50 44 40 30 28 22 20 10 8 6 0 Walk Taxi Bus Private Lift Bicycle car club Mode of transport [Examiner’s own] Use the graph above to answer the questions that follow. 1.2.1 Is the data shown in the graph categorical or numerical? (2) 1.2.2 Name the type of graph used above. (2) 1.2.3 Determine the total number of Grade 11 learners who took part in the survey. (2) 1.2.4 Calculate the percentage of the learners who travel to school by taxi. (2) 1.2.5 A learner is chosen at random from the group. Determine the probability that the learner walks to school. Give your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. (3) [22] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Mathematical Literacy/P1 5 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 2 2.1 Ayanda wants to buy a double-door fridge. The cash price of the fridge is R14 999,00. She cannot pay cash, so the furniture store offers her the following hire-purchase (HP) agreement: • A deposit of 15% of the cash price must be paid. • The balance (cash price minus deposit) is financed at a simple interest rate of 21% per annum. • The loan must be repaid in 24 equal monthly instalments. Use the information above to answer the questions that follow. 2.1.1 Calculate the deposit that Ayanda must pay. (2) 2.1.2 Calculate the total amount (balance plus interest) that Ayanda will repay over the 24 months. You may use the following formula: A = P(1+i×n) where n = number of years (5) 2.1.3 Calculate Ayanda’s monthly instalment. (2) 2.1.4 Ayanda says that buying the fridge on hire purchase will cost her less than R5 000 more than the cash price. Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether her statement is valid. (4) 2.2 The price of a school blazer at a school-uniform shop was R620,00 in January 2024. In January 2025 the price of the same blazer was R655,00. 2.2.1 Calculate the percentage increase in the price of the blazer. You may use the following formula: Percentage increase new price − old price = × 100% (3) old price 2.2.2 Assume that the inflation rate for 2024 was 3,2%. If the price of the blazer had increased at the inflation rate only, determine how much LESS parents would have paid for the blazer in January 2025. (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Mathematical Literacy/P1 6 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock 2.3 TABLE 1 below shows the monthly budget of the Molefe family. TABLE 1: MONTHLY BUDGET OF THE MOLEFE FAMILY INCOME EXPENSES Mr Molefe’s net salary R14 800 Rent R6 600 Mrs Molefe’s net salary R11 450 Groceries R5 400 Sale of vegetables R1 250 Transport R2 760 School fees R1 350 Electricity R1 080 Entertainment R900 Cellphone contracts R698 Funeral policy R420 TOTAL INCOME R27 500 TOTAL EXPENSES … [Examiner’s own] Use TABLE 1 above to answer the questions that follow. 2.3.1 Write the total monthly income in words. (2) 2.3.2 Write down the ratio of the rent to the total income in its simplest form. (2) 2.3.3 The family saves all the money that is left over at the end of the month. Calculate the amount that the family saves each month. (4) [27] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Mathematical Literacy/P1 7 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 3 3.1 Mrs Ndlovu owns a spaza shop in Soshanguve. She recorded the number of loaves of bread that she sold each day over a period of 14 days. One value, P, is missing. 32 45 28 40 51 36 P 30 42 38 47 25 39 34 [Examiner’s own] Use the information above to answer the questions that follow. 3.1.1 Is the data above discrete or continuous? Give a reason for your answer. (2) 3.1.2 The mean number of loaves sold per day was 38. Calculate the value of P. (4) 3.1.3 Determine the median number of loaves sold per day. (3) 3.1.4 Determine the range of the number of loaves sold. (2) 3.2 A clinic nurse recorded the ages of the 50 patients who visited the clinic on one Monday morning. The results are shown in TABLE 2 below. TABLE 2: AGES OF PATIENTS WHO VISITED THE CLINIC Age (in years) 0–9 10–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 Number of patients 6 4 9 X 8 7 5 [Examiner’s own] Use TABLE 2 above to answer the questions that follow. 3.2.1 Determine the value of X. (2) 3.2.2 Write down the modal age group. (2) 3.2.3 A patient is chosen at random. Determine, as a percentage, the probability that the patient is 40 years or older. (3) 3.3 The Grade 11 learners at Masakhane High School each chose ONE sport for the summer season. TABLE 3 shows their choices. TABLE 3: SUMMER SPORT CHOSEN BY GRADE 11 LEARNERS Sport Athletics Soccer Netball Volleyball Chess Boys 15 34 2 11 9 Girls 18 14 26 16 7 [Examiner’s own] Use the data in TABLE 3 to complete the double bar graph (bars drawn side by side) on ANSWER SHEET 1. The bars for athletics have already been drawn. (5) [23] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Mathematical Literacy/P1 8 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 4 4.1 Sizwe hires out a jumping castle for children’s parties in Kagiso. His fixed costs (storage and insurance) are R1 800 per month. Each booking costs him a further R200 for transport and cleaning. He charges R500 per booking. TABLE 4 below shows his total monthly cost and his income for different numbers of bookings. TABLE 4: SIZWE’S MONTHLY COST AND INCOME Number of bookings 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Total cost (in rand) 1 800 2 200 2 600 3 000 A 3 800 4 200 Income (in rand) 0 1 000 2 000 B 4 000 5 000 6 000 [Examiner’s own] Use the information above to answer the questions that follow. 4.1.1 Identify the independent variable in this context. (2) 4.1.2 Calculate the missing values A and B. (4) 4.1.3 Write down a formula that can be used to calculate Sizwe’s monthly income, in the form: Income = … (2) 4.1.4 The graph of Sizwe’s TOTAL MONTHLY COST is drawn on ANSWER SHEET 2. On the same set of axes, draw a graph to show his MONTHLY INCOME. Label your graph. (4) 4.1.5 Use the graphs to determine the number of bookings at which Sizwe’s income is equal to his total cost. (2) 4.1.6 Sizwe claims that he will make a profit of at least R3 000 in a month in which he has 15 bookings. Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether his claim is valid. (4) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Mathematical Literacy/P1 9 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock 4.2 The Nkosi family buys prepaid electricity from their municipality. The municipality uses the block tariffs below. TABLE 5: DOMESTIC PREPAID ELECTRICITY TARIFFS (2025/2026) BLOCK ELECTRICITY USED PER MONTH TARIFF (excl. VAT) Block 1 0 – 350 kWh R2,45 per kWh Block 2 more than 350 kWh – 600 kWh R3,02 per kWh Block 3 more than 600 kWh R3,64 per kWh [Examiner’s own] NOTE: VAT = 15% The Nkosi family used 520 kWh of electricity in September. Calculate the total amount that they paid for this electricity, including VAT. (6) 4.3 Thandeka’s cousin works in Gaborone, Botswana. He sends her 2 500 Botswana pula (BWP) as a birthday gift. The exchange rate on that day is 1 BWP = R1,33. Thandeka’s bank deducts a fee of 3,5% of the rand value of the money. Calculate the amount, in rand, that Thandeka will receive. (4) [28] TOTAL: 100 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Mathematical Literacy/P1 10 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock NAME: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLASS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANSWER SHEET 1 QUESTION 3.3 SUMMER SPORT CHOSEN BY GRADE 11 LEARNERS Boys Girls 40 35 30 Number of learners 25 20 15 10 5 0 Athletics Soccer Netball Volleyball Chess Sport Copyright reserved Please turn over

Mathematical Literacy/P1 11 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock NAME: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLASS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANSWER SHEET 2 QUESTION 4.1.4 GRAPH SHOWING SIZWE’S MONTHLY TOTAL COST AND INCOME R7 000 R6 000 R5 000 Amount (in rand) R4 000 TOTAL COST R3 000 R2 000 R1 000 R0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Number of bookings Copyright reserved