PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT
GRADE 12
MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1
JUNE 2025
MARKS: 100
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Mathematical Literacy Grade 12 P1 NW June 2025 QP (Eng)
Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy Paper 1 question paper from the NW June Exam 2025 (English), 12 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.
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Grade 12
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of FOUR questions. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Use the ANNEXURE to answer QUESTION 2.3.
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.
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QUESTION 1
1.1 The graph below shows the learner enrolment in the Local Education Offices of
North West Province during the 2022 academic year. The 2022 total number of
enrolled learners in the North West Province was 841 035.
LEARNER ENROLMENT IN LOCAL EDUCATION OFFICES
Tswaing 33176
Ratlou 33136
Ramotshere Moiloa 36878
Mahikeng 74129
Ditsobotla 41202
Naledi 51701
Kagisano Molopo 34415
Greater Taung 51007
Matlosana 85016
Maquassi
MaquassiHills
Hils 22653
JB Marks 48329
Rustenburg 122035
Moses Kotane 61229
Moretele 46294
Madibeng 99835
0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000
[Adapted from NW Dept of Education,Annual Performance plan,March 2024]
Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.
1.1.1 Identify the type of the graph shown above. (2)
1.1.2 Write down the Local Education Office with the SECOND LOWEST
number of enrolled learners. (2)
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1.1.3 Dr Kenneth Kaunda is one of the districts in the North West
Province.It consists of JB Marks, Matlosana and Maquassi Hills Local
Education Offices.
Calculate the total number of learners enrolled in Dr Kenneth Kaunda
district. (3)
1.1.4 Calculate, as a unit ratio, in the form 1 : …, the number of learners
enrolled in Naledi to the number of learners enrolled in Rustenburg. (3)
1.2 Tumelo owns two vehicles and he compared their services.
TABLE 1 below shows the service of TWO different vehicles.
TABLE 1: SERVICE FOR DIFFERENT VEHICLES
(PRICES INCLUDE VAT)
DESCRIPTION VW CITI GOLF TOYOTA YARIS
Air filter R96,17 R250,44
Oil filter R51,92 R99,00
Fuel filter R158,65 R89,00
Right hand wiper blade R32,93 R135,25
Front brake pads R328,57 R686,64
Rear brake pads R619,38 R237,78
TOTAL R1 287,62 A
[Adapted from http://businesstech.co.za ]
Use TABLE 1 above to answer the questions that follow.
1.2.1 Determine the missing value, A. (2)
1.2.2 Express the price of the oil filter for the VW Citi Golf as a percentage
of the total amount of the service. (3)
1.2.3 Calculate the total amount paid for the brake pads of the VW Citi
Golf. (3)
1.2.4 Identify the car which is more cost effective when it is serviced. (2)
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QUESTION 2
2.1 Lebogang lives in Tshwane and has a prepaid electricity meter in her home. Tshwane
municipality uses sliding scale tariffs for prepaid electricity.
TABLE 2 below shows the standard sliding scale tariffs per month for prepaid electricity.
TABLE 2: 01 JULY 2023 to 30 JUNE 2024 STANDARD SLIDING SCALE TARIFFS
PER MONTH FOR PREPAID ELECTRICITY
UNITS (kWh) TARIFF PER UNIT ( R )
VAT INCLUSIVE
0–100 kWh 2,775755
101–400 kWh 3,248405
401–650 kWh 3,539125
> 650 kWh 3,81524
[Adapted from https:// www.martinique.co.za]
TABLE 3 below show the readings on Lebogang’s electricity meter before and after she
purchased electricity on 1 June 2024.
TABLE 3: READINGS ON THE ELECTRICITY METER BEFORE AND AFTER
THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY ON 1 JUNE 2024.
BEFORE PURCHASE AFTER PUCHACE
READINGS
5,3 kWh 142,4 kWh
Use TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 to answer the questions that follow.
2.1.1 Explain the meaning of the term tariff in this context. (2)
2.1.2 Lebogang purchased R398,00 worth of prepaid electricity (including
VAT) on the 1 June 2024.
(a) Show that the meter reading after purchase is CORRECT,
rounded to the nearest whole number. (7)
(b) Calculate the VAT amount on her electricity purchase. (3)
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(c) On the 15 June 2024 the meter reading was 82 kWh. Lebogang
claimed that the units of electricity that were used from the day
of purchase up to this date was more than 66 kWh.
Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether her statement is VALID. (3)
2.2 Lesedi is 55 years old and earns a monthly taxable income of R36 780,00
in the 2024/2025 tax year. She does not belong to a medical aid.
TABLE 4 below shows the tax table for the 2024/2025 tax year.
TABLE 4: 2024/2025 TAX YEAR (1 March 2024 to 28 February 2025)
Tax Taxable income (R) Tax rates ( R )
Bracket
1 0 – 237 100 18% of taxable income
2 237 101 – 370 500 42 678 + 26% of taxable income above 237 500
3 370 501 – 512 800 77 362 + 31% of taxable income above 370 500
4 512 801 – 673 000 121 475 + 36% of taxable income above 512 800
5 673 001 – 857 900 179 147 + 39% of taxable income above 673 000
6 857 901 – 1 817 000 251 258 + 41% of taxable income above 857 900
7 1 817 001 and above 644 489 + 45% of taxable income above 1 817 000
TABLE 5 below show the tax rebates for the 2024/2025 tax year.
TABLE 5: TAX REBATES FOR THE 2024/2025 TAX YEAR
TAX REBATES
Primary (under age 65) R17 235,00
Secondary (age 65 and older) R9 444,00
Tertiary (age 75 and older) R 3 145,00
[Adapted from www.sars.gov.za]
Use TABLE 4 and TABLE 5 above to answer the questions that follow.
2.2.1 Identify the tax bracket that Lesedi will use to calculate her income tax
payable. (3)
2.2.2 Show how the amount of R121 475 in tax bracket 4 was calculated. (5)
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2.2.3 Lesedi took early retirement at the age of 56 after 29 years of pensionable
service.Her normal retirement age is 60. Her final salary was R42 270. She
retired four years early and her gratuity was reduced by 16%.
NB: Gratuity is once-off lump sum.
Calculate her reduction amount on her gratuity.
You may use the following formula:
𝟏𝟓
Gratuity = Final salary ×( ) × Number of years of service
𝟐𝟔 (4)
2.2.4 After early retirement, Lesedi decided to invest R25 600 in a fixed deposit
account for 1½ years at a compound interest of 8,60% per annum.
Calculate, without the use of the formula, the value of the investment at
the end of the period.
Show ALL the steps of the calculations. (6)
2.3 The ANNEXURE shows the North West Department of Education’s Expenditure
during 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.
Use the ANNEXURE to answer the questions that follow
2.3.1 Identify the item that was over spent by less than R20 million in
2021/2022. (2)
2.3.2 Calculate the percentage change of the allocated amount for sports and
culture between 2022/2023 and 2021/2022.
You may use the following formula:
𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞−𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞
Percentage change = × 𝟏𝟎𝟎%
𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 (3)
2.3.3 The School Nutritional Programme under spent by 0,512% of the allocated
amount during 2022/2023.
The teacher stated that the value of B, the actual expenditure of the School
Nutritional programme, will be less than R595 005 000.
Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether the claim is VALID. (6)
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QUESTION 3
3.1 The growth chart below shows the length and weight -for-percentiles of girls from birth
to 36 months.
[Adapted from http:// www.who.int]
Use the growth chart above to answer the questions that follow.
3.1.1 Write down, in centimetre (cm), the length of a girl that is 6 months
old and positioned on the 50th percentile. (2)
3.1.2 A 18 month old girl weighs 22 lb. Identify the TWO percentiles
between which the weight of the girl will be positioned. (2)
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3.2 TABLE 6 below shows the number of learners in Further Education and Training
(FET) in South Africa during 2022.
TABLE 6: NUMBER OF LEARNERS IN FET IN SOUTH AFRICA
PROVINCE GRADE 10 GRADE 11 GRADE 12 TOTAL
Eastern Cape 150 384 120 993 100 224 371 601
Free State 65 970 45 156 44 478 155 909
Gauteng 217 926 166 069 142 380 526 375
KwaZulu Natal 265 344 240 164 179 968 685 476
Limpopo 159 557 125 375 112 773 397 705
Mpumalanga 100 529 84 902 72 226 257 657
Northern Cape 24 477 16 189 14 152 54 818
North West 72 180 53 708 45 220 171 108
Western Cape 92 070 75 494 63 904 231 468
[Adapted from www.education.gov.za EMIS]
Use TABLE 6 above to answer the questions that follow.
3.2.1 Choose the correct option (A, B, C, D or E) that represents the stage
in the data handling process where the above data will be recognised
as numerical data.
A Collecting data
B Summarising data
C Analysing data
D Classifying and organising data
E Representing data (2)
3.2.2 Calculate the range of the number of grade 12 learners. (3)
3.2.3 Give a reason why the number of grade 10 learners in the Northern
Cape is considered to be an outlier in the data set for grade 10 learners. (2)
3.2.4 The mean number for grade 12 learners is 81 122,78. A Principal
claimed that the difference in the mean mark for both grade 11 and 12
is less than 21 600.
Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether the Principal’s claim is
VALID. (5)
3.2.5 Determine the probability, as a percentage, of randomly selecting a
grade 11 learner from Limpopo Province of all the grade 11 learners. (3)
3.2.6 Comment on the trend of the number of learners from grade 10 to 12.
Give ONE reason for this trend. (4)
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QUESTION 4
4.1 Terry wants to visit his brother who is staying in Canada. Before he leaves, he
wants to exchange R1 670,00 for Canadian dollar.
TABLE 7 below shows the currency conversion factors for Countries as at 23
February 2025.
TABLE 7: CURRENCY CONVERSION FACTOR FOR FIVE
COUNTRIES AS AT 23 FEBRUARY 2025
CURRENCY UNIT PER ZAR ZAR PER UNIT
Canadian Dollar (CAD) 0,077572 12,891276
Swiss Franc ( CHF) 0,048928 20,438165
Indian Rupee (INR) 4,720072 0,211861
Botswana Pula (BWP) 0,750625 1,332224
Libyan Dinah (LYD) 0,266678 3,749838
[Adapted fromwww.x-rates.com]
Use TABLE 7 to answer the questions that follow.
4.1.1 Define the term Exchange rates. (2)
4.1.2 Identify the currency that is weaker than the South African rand. (2)
4.1.3 Calculate the amount Terry will receive in Canadian Dollar (CAD). (3)
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4.2 The box and whisker plot below shows the number of people (in million) who
downloaded the TikTok app worldwide from 2018 to 2024.
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DOWNLOADED TIKTOK APP FROM
2018 TO 2024.
[Adapted from www.businessof apps.com]
Use the box and whisker plot above to answer the questions that follow.
4.2.1 Write down the 50th percentile of the number of people who
downloaded TikTok app. (2)
4.2.2 The interquartile range for the number of people that downloaded
TikTok is 52,58 million.
Calculate the value of the upper Quartile (Q3). (4)
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ANNEXURE
QUESTION 2.3
TABLE 6: EXPENDITURE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2022/2023 2021/2022
DETAILS ALLOCATED ACTUAL ALLOCATED ACTUAL
BUDGET EXPENDITURE BUDGET EXPENDITURE
(R 000) (R 000) (R 000) (R 000)
Public Primary 8 941 949 8 960 389 8 694 899 8 689 697
Public Secondary 5 658 844 5 322 967 5 127 040 5 112 921
Human Resource
49 520 46 311 32 449 30 079
Development
Sports and
37 840 28 760 39 236 15 551
Culture
School
Nutritional 597 063 B 547 682 506 709
programme
Maths, Science
and Technology 44 520 37 623 41 592 2 845
grant
[Adapted from Department of Education Annual report 2022/2023 Financial year]
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