# Mathematical Literacy Grade 12 P1 NSC November Mock 2026 QP > Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy Paper 1 question paper from the NSC November Mock Exam 2026 (English), 9 pages. 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Question paper, 9 pages. Read online or download the PDF. Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Mock hlayiso mock exams Practice Series: Grade 12 NSC Preparation WWW.HLAYISO.COM NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 MOCK EXAMINATION 2026 MARKS: 150 TIME: 3 hours This question paper consists of 8 pages and an addendum with 2 annexures and 1 answer sheet. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 2 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 FIVE questions. Answer ALL the questions. 2. Use the ANNEXURES in the ADDENDUM to answer the following questions: ANNEXURE A for QUESTION 2.1 ANNEXURE B for QUESTION 3.1 3. Answer QUESTION 4.2.3 on the attached ANSWER SHEET. Write your CENTRE NUMBER and EXAMINATION NUMBER in the spaces provided on the ANSWER SHEET and hand it in with your ANSWER BOOK. 4. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 5. Start EACH question on a NEW page. 6. You may use an approved calculator (non-programmable and non-graphical), unless stated otherwise. 7. Show ALL calculations clearly. 8. Round off ALL final answers appropriately according to the given context, unless stated otherwise. 9. Indicate units of measurement, where applicable. 10. Maps and diagrams are NOT necessarily drawn to scale, unless stated otherwise. 11. Write neatly and legibly. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 Mathematical Literacy/P1 3 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 1 1.1 Mama Thoko runs a spaza shop in Soshanguve. TABLE 1 below shows the prices of some of the items she sells. TABLE 1: PRICES OF SELECTED ITEMS AT MAMA THOKO’S SPAZA SHOP ITEM QUANTITY PRICE White bread 700 g R18,99 Maize meal 10 kg R119,99 White sugar 2,5 kg R54,49 Sunflower oil 2ℓ R74,99 Eggs 18 eggs R52,99 Full-cream milk 2ℓ R33,49 Long-grain rice 2 kg R39,99 Use TABLE 1 above to answer the questions that follow. 1.1.1 Name the most expensive item in TABLE 1. (2) 1.1.2 Calculate the price of maize meal per kilogram. (2) 1.1.3 Calculate the total cost of TWO loaves of white bread and ONE 2 ℓ of milk. (2) 1.1.4 Sipho buys white sugar, sunflower oil and eggs. He pays with a R200 note. Calculate the change that he should receive. (3) 1.1.5 Determine, as a unit ratio rounded to THREE decimal places, the price of rice compared to the price of white sugar in the form 1 : . . . (3) 1.2 TABLE 2 below gives definitions of some terms used in Mathematical Literacy. TABLE 2: DEFINITIONS OF TERMS LETTER DEFINITION A The value that occurs most often in a data set B The total distance around the outside of a shape C Income that remains after all deductions have been subtracted D The general increase in the prices of goods and services over time E Income before any deductions are subtracted F The difference between the highest and the lowest values in a data set Use TABLE 2 and match EACH term below with its correct definition. Write only the letter (A–F) next to the question numbers (1.2.1 to 1.2.4), e.g. 1.2.5 G. 1.2.1 Net salary (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 Mathematical Literacy/P1 4 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock 1.2.2 Inflation (2) 1.2.3 Mode (2) 1.2.4 Perimeter (2) 1.3 TABLE 3 below shows the number of Grade 12 learners, by gender, in the four Grade 12 classes at Lehlabile Secondary School. TABLE 3: GRADE 12 LEARNERS AT LEHLABILE SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASS 12A 12B 12C 12D TOTAL Boys 18 21 16 19 74 Girls 22 17 24 20 83 Total 40 38 40 39 157 Use TABLE 3 above to answer the questions that follow. 1.3.1 Write down the class with the most girls. (2) 1.3.2 State whether the number of learners is discrete data or continuous data. (2) 1.3.3 Write down the number of girls as a fraction of the total number of Grade 12 learners. (2) 1.3.4 Calculate the percentage of boys in class 12B. (2) 1.3.5 A learner is chosen at random from all the Grade 12 learners. Determine, as a decimal, the probability that the learner is in class 12A. (2) [30] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 Mathematical Literacy/P1 5 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 2 2.1 Lerato Mokoena (38 years old) works as a dispatch clerk for Ubuntu Logistics (Pty) Ltd. Below is an extract from her payslip for March 2025. Some information has been omitted. UBUNTU LOGISTICS (PTY) LTD – PAYSLIP: MARCH 2025 EMPLOYEE: L MOKOENA AGE: 38 years GROSS SALARY R28 500,00 DEDUCTIONS: Pension fund (7,5% of gross salary) X UIF R177,12 Medical aid (Lerato and her son) R3 120,00 PAYE (income tax) Y NET SALARY Z NOTE: Lerato’s pension fund contribution is tax deductible. She receives no bonus. ANNEXURE A in the ADDENDUM shows the income tax rates, rebates and medical tax credits for the 2025/2026 tax year. Use ANNEXURE A and the information above to answer the questions that follow. 2.1.1 Explain the term gross salary. (2) 2.1.2 Show that the missing value X is R2 137,50. (2) 2.1.3 Calculate Lerato’s annual taxable income. (3) 2.1.4 Use ANNEXURE A to show that Lerato’s annual income tax, after deducting the primary rebate only, is R46 048. (6) 2.1.5 Calculate the missing value Y, Lerato’s monthly PAYE, after the medical tax credits have been deducted. (4) 2.1.6 Calculate the missing value Z. (3) 2.2 Lerato travels to work by minibus taxi. She makes TWO trips (there and back) every working day. The taxi fare is R22 per trip and she works 22 days per month. 2.2.1 Calculate Lerato’s monthly taxi cost. (2) 2.2.2 The taxi fare increased by 9%. Calculate the new fare per trip. (2) 2.2.3 A monthly bus card for 44 trips costs R780. Calculate the percentage that Lerato would save per month if she uses the bus card instead of paying the NEW taxi fare. (4) 2.2.4 Give ONE reason why Lerato may still choose to travel by taxi. (2) 2.2.5 Express Lerato’s ORIGINAL monthly taxi cost as a percentage of her net salary of R19 956,05. (2) [32] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 Mathematical Literacy/P1 6 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 3 3.1 The Dlamini family bought a two-bedroom house. ANNEXURE B in the ADDENDUM shows the floor plan of the house, drawn to a scale of 1 : 50. Use ANNEXURE B to answer the questions that follow. 3.1.1 Write down the number of windows shown on the floor plan. (2) 3.1.2 Name the room that is in the north-eastern corner of the house. (2) 3.1.3 Write down the general direction of BEDROOM 1 from the kitchen. (2) 3.1.4 Name the type of scale used on the floor plan. (2) 3.1.5 The length of the house on the floor plan measures 160 mm. Use the scale to determine the actual length of the house in metres. (4) 3.1.6 Calculate the floor area of BEDROOM 1 in m2 . You may use the following formula: Area of a rectangle = length × width (3) 3.1.7 The lounge floor will be tiled with square tiles of 600 mm × 600 mm. Calculate the minimum number of tiles needed to tile the lounge floor. (4) 3.1.8 Tiles are sold in boxes of 4 tiles at R289,90 per box. Calculate the total cost of the tiles for the lounge. (4) 3.2 Mrs Dlamini is preparing for a family celebration in the new house. 3.2.1 She has 2,5 ℓ of juice concentrate. Convert 2,5 ℓ to mℓ. (2) 3.2.2 The weather forecast predicts a maximum temperature of 25 ◦ C. Convert this temperature to degrees Fahrenheit. You may use the following formula: ◦ F = (1,8 × ◦ C) + 32 (3) 3.2.3 A cake must bake for 1 hour 25 minutes. She puts it in the oven at 15:50. Write down the time at which the cake will be ready. (2) [30] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 Mathematical Literacy/P1 7 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 4 4.1 Mr Ndlovu gave a Mathematical Literacy test out of 50 to two groups, Group A and Group B. The marks of the learners are given below. Group A 12 18 21 25 25 28 30 33 35 38 41 46 Group B 15 20 22 24 27 27 27 31 32 36 39 44 Use the information above to answer the questions that follow. 4.1.1 Write down the modal mark for Group B. (2) 4.1.2 Determine the range of the marks for Group A. (2) 4.1.3 Calculate the median mark for Group A. (3) 4.1.4 Calculate the mean mark for Group B. (3) 4.1.5 Determine the interquartile range (IQR) of the marks for Group A. You may use the following formula: IQR = Q3 − Q1 (4) 4.1.6 A learner passes the test with a mark of 25 or more. Determine, as a percentage, the probability that a learner chosen at random from Group A passed the test. (3) 4.2 A survey was conducted among 100 Grade 11 and 100 Grade 12 learners about how they travel to school. The results are shown in TABLE 4 below. TABLE 4: MODE OF TRANSPORT TO SCHOOL GRADE WALK TAXI BUS CAR Grade 11 45 30 15 10 Grade 12 38 34 12 16 The ANSWER SHEET in the ADDENDUM shows a graph of the data for Grade 11 learners. Use the information above and the ANSWER SHEET to answer the questions that follow. 4.2.1 Name the type of graph shown on the ANSWER SHEET. (2) 4.2.2 Write down the mode of transport used by the fewest Grade 11 learners. (2) 4.2.3 Use TABLE 4 to complete the graph on the ANSWER SHEET for the Grade 12 learners. (4) 4.2.4 Determine the percentage of ALL the learners surveyed who travel to school by taxi. (3) [28] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 Mathematical Literacy/P1 8 Hlayiso/Mock 2026 NSC Mock QUESTION 5 5.1 The Mokoena family is planning a weekend trip by car from Johannesburg to Gaborone in Botswana. Information about the trip: • Exchange rate: 1 Botswana pula (BWP) = R1,33 • Distance from Johannesburg to Gaborone: 360 km • Fuel consumption of the car: 7,5 ℓ per 100 km • Price of petrol: R21,85 per litre Use the information above to answer the questions that follow. 5.1.1 Convert R5 000 to Botswana pula. (2) 5.1.2 The hotel costs BWP 1 450 per night. The family stays for 3 nights. Calculate the total cost of the hotel in rand. (3) 5.1.3 The bank charges a commission of 1,5% to exchange money. Calculate the commission on R5 000. (2) 5.1.4 Calculate the cost of the petrol for the trip from Johannesburg to Gaborone (one way). (4) 5.1.5 The family leaves Johannesburg at 07:30 and drives at an average speed of 90 km/h. They spend 45 minutes at the border post. Determine the time at which they will arrive in Gaborone. You may use the following formula: Distance = speed × time (4) 5.2 At a school fun day, learners play a game using a spinner with 8 equal sections numbered 1 to 8, and a coin. 5.2.1 Write down the probability of spinning an even number. (2) 5.2.2 Determine, as a decimal, the probability of spinning a number greater than 6. (2) 5.2.3 A learner spins the spinner and tosses the coin once. Write down the total number of possible outcomes. (2) 5.2.4 Calculate, as a percentage, the probability of spinning a 3 AND getting heads. (3) 5.3 The weather forecast for Gaborone predicts a 30% chance of rain on Saturday. 5.3.1 Write down, as a decimal, the probability that it will NOT rain on Saturday. (2) 5.3.2 Use a word from the list below to describe the chance of rain on Saturday. impossible; unlikely; even chance; likely; certain (2) 5.3.3 Should the family pack an umbrella? Give a reason for your answer. 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