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Mathematical Literacy Level 4 Module 4
Level 4 Mathematical Literacy study guide, 31 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download.
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Read, interpret and use
representations
Module 4
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Overview
4.1 Working with scale
4.2 Working with layout, room and building plans
4.3 Using road, street and route maps
4.4 Sequencing activities to complete a task
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Working with scale
Unit 4.1
• Accurate maps are drawn to scale. The distances shown on the map are
in proportion to the actual distances.
Map / Plan
A map or plan represents an area that is much larger than the image
on paper.
Scale is written
• as a ratio
length of a line in image : actual length of line or
• as a fraction: length of line in image
actual length of line
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Working with scale
Unit 4.1
• Bar scales make it easy to estimate the distance between two points
on a map.
• This is a bar scale:
Each rectangle represents 10 km.
• The total length of the bar shows the distance on the map and
represents 40 km on the ground.
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Scale: Bar scales
Unit 4.1
• A bar scale could also look like this:
• On this scale, 1 rectangle represents 100 km; the length of the scale
represents 400 km.
• On this scale, 1 rectangle represents 10 km; the length of the scale
represents 40 km.
Note:
If the drawing is scaled up or down, the bar scale increases or decreases in
the same proportion.
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Calculating the scale of a map,
plan or model
Unit 4.1
We can calculate the scale of a map, plan or model if we know the real
distance and the distance on the map.
• Write the plan or map unit first in the ratio:
1 : 50
plan actual
• Convert both of the units to centimetres.
• Simplify by dividing by common factors to get the first number to 1.
• Write the ratio without units. The units cancel each other out.
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Calculating the scale of a map,
plan or model
Unit 4.1
> Example 4.1 page 93 no 1
1. If a door on a model house is 4 cm high and it is 2 m
in reality, what is the scale of the model?
1. Convert both measurements to cm.
2 m = 200 cm, so ratio is 4 : 200 = 1 : 50
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Using scale to calculate actual
distances
Unit 4.1
To work out the approximate real lengths and distances, measure the
lengths on maps, plans and models.
• Calculate what 1 cm on the map is equal to as a real-life distance.
• Example: If a map has a scale of 1 : 50 000, then 1 cm on the map is
50 000 cm in real life.
50 000 cm = 500 m = 0,5 km.
So every 1 cm on the map represents 0,5 km in real life.
• Steps:
1. Multiply distance on plan or map by scale factor. Keep the units in cm.
2. Convert the cm measurement to the unit that is asked for, or the most
appropriate unit.
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Using scale to calculate actual
distances
Unit 4.1
> Example 4.2 page 94 no 1
A map has a scale of 1 : 100 000.
Devesh measures a distance as 182 mm on the map. How
far is this in real life?
To work out the distance in real life, multiply this length by
100 000:
182 mm × 100 000
= 18 200 000 mm
= 1 820 000 cm
= 18 200 m
= 18,2 km.
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Calculating measurements on a
map
Unit 4.1
from actual distances
We can also use an actual distance to calculate a length on a map, if we
know what the scale of the map is.
1 Convert the actual measurement on the map or plan to cms.
2 Divide by the scale factor.
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Example 4.3 page 94 no 1.
Unit 4.1
> Example 4.3 page 94 no 1.
A map has a scale of 1 : 50 000.
Anele walks a distance of 3 km. Calculate the length of her
route on the map.
• Convert the measurement to cm:
3 km = 3 000 m = 300 000 cm.
• Divide by the scale factor:
300 000 cm ÷ 50 000 = 6 cm
• 3 km of her route is 6 cm on the map.
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Exercise 4.1
Unit 4.1
Complete Exercise 4.1 on page 95 of your Student’s Book
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Exercise 4.2
Unit 4.1
Complete Exercise 4.2 on page 96 of your Student’s Book
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Working with layout, room and
building
Unit 4.2
plans
To calculate costs,
use the plans to calculate areas and to check the numbers of
1 each fitting,
then use the costs per unit area or per item to calculate the
2 total cost.
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Example 4.4 page 99
Unit 4.2
Complete the table of building cost estimates.
Item needed Cost per item Quantity Total cost
required
Floors & R550 per m2 60 m2
foundations of floor area
Walls and R3 620 per m2 200 m2
brickwork of wall area
Roofing R2 100 per m2 60 m2
floor area
Double doors R2 000 each 2 sets
Single doors R760 each 3
Double windows R1 500 each 2
Single windows R670 each 6
Total costs
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Example 4.4 page 99
Unit 4.2
Item needed Cost per item Quantity Total cost
required
Floors & R550 per m2 of floor 60 m2 R3 3000
foundations area
Walls and R3 620 per m2 of 200 m2 R724 000
brickwork wall area
Roofing R2 100 per m2 floor 60 m2 R126 000
area
Double doors R2 000 each 2 sets R4 000
Single doors R760 each 3 R2 280
Double windows R1 500 each 2 R3 000
Single windows R670 each 6 R4 020
Total costs R896 300
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Exercise 4.3
Unit 4.2
Complete Exercise 4.3 on page 100 of your Student’s Book
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Using road, street and route
maps
Unit 4.3
If you need to find bus or train routes and times, you usually need:
1 A map or
2 to know the area
3 and have a timetable
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Example 4.5 page 102
Unit 4.3
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Exercise 4.4
Unit 4.3
Complete Exercise 4.4 on page 103 of your Student’s Book
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Road and street maps
Unit 4.3
• Different maps are appropriate for different purposes.
• If you are planning a long-distance journey, use a large scale map. When
you get to your destination, you need a smaller scale map showing more
detail of smaller areas.
Strip maps
• Strip maps show a route as a straight line, with all the major towns
and landmarks, and the distances marked.
• They are not drawn to scale.
• They are convenient to use because you don’t need to understand
your spatial orientation.
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Example 4.6 page 108
Unit 4.3
Nozulu has the following directions to drive from Harare to Bulawayo in
Zimbabwe.
In central Harare:
• From Simon Mazorodze Rd/A4: 1,4 km
• Turn right on to Willowvale Rd: 6,3 km
• Turn right onto High Glen Rd: 8,8 km
• Slight left to the A5
• Drive to Chegutu on A5 for 15,4 km
• Cross Kwekwe River
• Continue on A5 for 202 km to enter the
Matabeleland North province
• Pass Joshua Nkomo Airport on the right
• Turn left at Woodville Drive, drive for 74,0 km
• Drive to Harare Rd/A5 in Bulawayo: 67,0 km
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Example 4.6 page 108
Unit 4.3
It is simplified in a strip map.
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Exercise 4.5
Unit 4.3
Complete Exercise 4.5 on page 109 of your Student’s Book
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Sequencing activities to
complete
Unit 4.4
a task
Flow chart
A flow chart is a visual representation of a process that needs to be
followed.
• It is useful when there are different choices to make (shown by branches
in the flow chart) and these lead on to different outcomes.
• In a flow chart, boxes of different shapes have different functions.
Start or end of the Actions Decisions
process
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Sequencing activities to
complete
Unit 4.4
a task
• Flow diagrams show the timing of actions, from top to bottom (vertically), or
from left to right (horizontally).
• Flow diagrams can show where some actions happen at the same time.
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Example 4.7 page 112
Unit 4.4
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Exercise 4.6
Unit 4.4
Complete Exercise 4.6 on page 113 of your Student’s Book
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Module assessment
Module 4
Complete Module assessment on page 116 of your Student’s Book
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