# Mathematical Literacy Grade 12 P1 NSC November 2021 QP (Eng)

> Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy Paper 1 question paper from the NSC November Exam 2021 (English), 15 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.

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- Subject: Mathematical Literacy
- Grade: Grade 12
- Document type: Question paper
- Year: 2021
- Exam period: NSC November Exam
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- Curriculum: CAPS
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This question paper consists of 14 pages,
1 answer sheet and an addendum with 3 annexures.

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Mathematical Literacy/P 1 2 DBE/November 2021
NSC

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1, This question paper consists of FIVE questions. Answer ALL the questions.
2. 2.1 Use the ANNEXURES in the ADDENDUM to answer the following
questions:

ANNEXURE A for QUESTION 2.2
ANNEXURE B for QUESTION 3.2
ANNEXURE C for QUESTION 4.3

2.2 Answer QUESTION 4.2.2 on the attached ANSWER SHEET.

2.3 Write your centre number and examination number in the spaces provided
on the ANSWER SHEET. Hand in the ANSWER SHEET 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.

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QUESTION 1
Ll TABLE 1 below shows the fuel price (in US dollars) in six African countries on
05/06/2019 and 01/03/2021 with the exchange rate per currency on 01/03/2021.
TABLE 1: FUEL PRICE (IN US DOLLARS) IN SIX AFRICAN COUNTRIES
COUNTRY FUEL PRICE CURRENT DOLLAR
IN USS EXCHANGE
05/06/2019 01/03/2021 RATE/CURRENCY
ON 01/03/2021
South Africa 1,04 1,061 R15,36
Angola 0,47 0,254 626,41 Angolan kwanzas
Zimbabwe 0,80 1,258 $1,258
Namibia 0,88 0,796 15,36 Namibian dollars
Swaziland 0,86 0,87 15,35 Swazi emalangeni
Botswana 0,84 0,732 11,14 Botswana pulas
[Adapted from www.globalpetrolprices.com]

Use TABLE 1 to answer the questions that follow.

1.1.1

1.1.2

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Calculate the fuel price increase for Zimbabwe from 05/06/2019 to
01/03/2021.

Write down the current exchange rate of the Botswana pula to the
US dollar in the following format:

1 Botswana pula = ... US dollars

Identify the countries which showed a decrease in the fuel price from
05/06/2019 to 01/03/2021.

Arrange, in descending order, the fuel price in US$ for 01/03/21.

The probability of randomly selecting a country that is not South Africa
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6

Write this probability in decimal form rounded to THREE decimal places.

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1.2 | The graph below indicates the energy sources used for cooking in different provinces.

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Use the graph above to answer the questions that follow.

1.2.1
1.2.2

1.2.3

1.2.4

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Identify the source of energy that is mostly used for cooking.

Name the province that uses the most wood for cooking.

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The price of paraffin fluctuates. On 3 February 2021 the price was

764,59 c/f.
(a) | Write down (in rand) the cost of ONE litre of paraffin.

(b) Determine, to the nearest rand, the cost of 12,5 £ of paraffin.

2)
(2)

Name another form of energy that could be used for cooking which could

fall under the 'Other' category.

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1.3 The following questions were taken from a company's information sheet:

A. How many hours per day do you spend reading?

B. How many books have you read in the last 16 weeks?
C. How many books have you bought in the last 3 months?
D. Were the books you bought hard copies or soft copies?

E. Do you believe that we should pay 15% VAT on book prices?

[Adapted from www.developingquestions.co.za]

Study the information above and answer the questions that follow.

1.3.1 Identify the data collection instrument that was used to collect the above
information. Q)
1.3.2 Name the next step in the data cycle after the instrument has been
completed and collected. (2)
1.3.3 State whether the choices given for question D represent categorical or
numerical data. (2)
1.3.4 Write the acronym VAT in full. (2)
1.3.5 Give an example of a business that will find the above data useful. (2)

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QUESTION 2
2.1 Mrs Smith would like to buy a car but does not have the full cash amount. She
downloaded TWO payment options for TWO different cars as shown in TABLE 2
below.
TABLE 2; PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR TWO DIFFERENT CARS
ITEM FORD FIGO VW POLO
Retail price/Cash price
(including VAT) R215 100 R220 300
Deposit 5% 0%
Monthly instalment R2 999,00 R3 345,00
Residual value 30% R116 759
Monthly admin fee 0
(not included in monthly R69,00 2,08 % of the monthly
‘ instalment
instalment)
Term agreement 72, months 48 months
VAT 15% 15%
[Adapted from www.vw.co.za and www. ford.co.za]
*Residual value is the last month's payment.

Use TABLE 2 above to answer the questions that follow.

2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3

2.1.4

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State what type of payment option is shown in TABLE 2.
Calculate the deposit amount for the Ford Figo.

Write down (in simplified form) the ratio of the term agreement of the
Ford Figo to the VW Polo.

Which ONE of the two vehicles will be more cost effective in terms of
monthly budget?

Calculate the total cost of the VW Polo if the monthly instalment
remained the same throughout the contract period, except for the final
payment.

You may use the following formula:

Total cost
= Total value of monthly instalments + admin fees + residual value

Mrs Smith invested R60 000 at a bank for two years with compound
interest. In the first year she received an interest rate of 4,3% per annum
while in the second year the interest rate was 5,1% per annum.

Mrs Smith stated that she would have enough money at the end of the
second year to pay the residual value of the Ford Figo.

Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether her statement is CORRECT.

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2.2 [ ANNEXURE A shows an invoice of the cellphone contracts taken out by Mr Fortune. |

Use ANNEXURE A to answer the questions that follow.

2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4

2.2.5

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State the number of cellphone contracts shown on this invoice.

Name the cellphone contract which shows the most expensive device.

Show how the VAT amount of R142,95 was calculated.

Calculate the missing value A.

State, in words, the probability of randomly selecting a cellphone contract

that is not from ABC.

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QUESTION 3

3.4 South Africa is in the middle of a potentially wet season as heavy rainfalls continue to

fall over large parts of the country, thus improving the country's water situation.

TABLE 3 shows the full storage capacity and dam levels as a percentage of the full
storage capacity in different provinces in South Africa on 5 April 2021. The dam-

level readings are taken on the same day each week.

TABLE 3: DAM LEVELS IN DIFFERENT PROVINCES ON 5 APRIL 2021

PROVINCE NET FSC THIS LAST LAST
(MILLION m3) WEEK WEEK YEAR
(%) (%) (%)
Eastern Cape 1 823 55 D 56
Free State 15 657 100 99 77
Gauteng 128 100 101 101
KwaZulu-Natal 4 784 B 73 61
Limpopo 1 480 88 88 70
Mpumalanga 2 539 89 89 75
North West 867 82 82 71
Northern Cape 147 102 105 95
Western Cape 1 866 52 D 40

[Adapted from https://sawx.co.za/state-of-dams]

Net FSC (million ms) = net full storage capacity in million cubic metres

Use TABLE 3 to answer the questions that follow.

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Determine the date on which the reading of the dam level was taken
last week.

Write down, in words, the actual value of the net FSC for Gauteng.

Identify the province with the third lowest dam level percentage for last
year.

Determine which province had the highest percentage increase in dam
levels from last year to this week.

Calculate the missing value D if the mean percentage storage capacity for
last week was 83%.

Determine, as a fraction, the probability of randomly selecting a province
with dam levels exceeding 100%, for both this week and last week.

Calculate (in ms) the actual net FSC of Free State for last week.

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In an average middle-class household in South Africa a 10-minute shower costs almost
R13 (or R1,30/min) if you have a normal 15 litre/min shower head. By changing to a
low-flow shower head and reducing shower time to 6 minutes, you can reduce this to

R4,20 per shower (or 70c/min).

The graph on ANNEXURE B shows more detailed information on water and energy use
per shower for a normal shower head and a low-flow shower head.

reduces the rate of water
flow.

GLOSSARY SKETCH OF PICTURE OF A
LOW-FLOW SHOWER | NORMAL SHOWER
HEAD HEAD
A low-flow shower head

a

m /

Use ANNEXURE B and the above information to answer the questions that follow.

A four-minute shower uses 1,7 kWh of energy. A ten-minute shower uses

Calculate the percentage increase in kWh of energy used when taking a
4-minute shower compared to taking a 10-minute shower.

owing formula:

kWhused for 10 min —kWhused for 4 min

x 100%

kWhused for 4 min

Give ONE possible reason why you would advise someone to use a

low-flow shower head rather than a normal shower head.

3.2.1
4,3 kWh of energy.
You may use the foll
Percentage increase=

3.2.2

3.2.3

Calculate the range of the number of litres of water used during a 2-minute

shower and an 8-minute shower using a normal shower head.

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QUESTION 4

4.1 Bobby lives in India and wants to start his own take-away business. His speciality is

biryani.

chicken biryani. All his ingredients will be bought in bulk.
Bobby intends selling a plate of chicken biryani for eighty rupees (Rs80).
TABLE 4 shows the estimated cost of ingredients used to make 8 plates of chicken

TABLE 4: ESTIMATED COST (IN Rs) OF INGREDIENTS
USED TO MAKE 8 PLATES OF BIRYANI

PRODUCT COSTCIN Rs)
1 kg chicken 200
1 kg basmati rice 120
Masala powder 10
Other ingredients 62

Each plate of biryani will be packed in a disposable food container that costs Rs2,43

[Adapted from www.quora.com]

each.
GLOSSARY PICTURE OF A PLATE OF BIRYANI
Biryani is a mixed rice dish made ges ef
with spices, rice and meat - :

Use TABLE 4 and the information above to answer the questions that follow.

4.1.1
4.1.2
4.13

chicken biryani.

Determine (in Rs) the price of 520 g of chicken.
Calculate the total cost to make and package a plate of chicken biryani.

Bobby claims that he can make more than 50% profit on one plate of

Verify, by showing ALL calculations, if his claim is valid.

The exchange rate between South African rands and Indian rupees on
3 March 2021 is given in TABLE 5 below:

TABLE 5: EXCHANGE RATE
SOUTH AFRICAN RAND INDIAN RUPEES
(ZAR) (Rs)
1 4,8346707
0.206839 1

[Adapted from www.xe.com]

Determine (in ZAR) the price of masala powder.

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4.2 Bobby got the idea of selling biryani from his niece Janet who has her own

takeaway business in South Africa.

Janet's variable cost to make one plate of chicken biryani is R13,00.
Her fixed cost amounts to R600.

[Adapted from www.quora.com]

Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.
4.2.1 Janet uses the equation below to calculate her total cost:
Total cost = R600,00 + 13 p, where p = number of plates.

Use the equation to determine the number of plates sold if the total cost
was R1 380,00. (4)

4.2.2 TABLE 6 below shows Janet's total cost and income from selling different
numbers of plates of biryani.

TABLE 6: INCOME AND COST OF SELLING DIFFERENT
NUMBERS OF PLATES OF BIRYANI

NUMBER OF 0 10 30 50 70 90 100
PLATES

INCOME (R) 0 250 750_| 1250 | 1750 | 2250 | 2500
COST (R) 600 730 990__| 1250 | 1510 | 1770 | 1900

The income graph has already been drawn on the attached ANSWER
SHEET.

Use TABLE 6 and the same grid on the ANSWER SHEET to draw another
line graph representing the cost of different numbers of plates of biryani. (3)

4.2.3 Determine the minimum number of plates of biryani that Janet must sell
before she starts making a profit. (2)

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4.3 Tourism in India is important for the country's economy and it is growing rapidly.

The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 has ranked India 34th out of
140 countries overall.

ANNEXURE C indicates the number of tourist arrivals in India as well as the
countries of origin of these tourist arrivals.

Use ANNEXURE C to answer the questions that follow.

4.3.1 Write down, as a decimal, the probability of selecting a tourist that comes
from ‘Other’ countries.

4.3.2 State the trend in the number of tourist arrivals in India from 2015 to 2019.
43.3 For 2019 the total number of tourist arrivals in India was 10,93 million.

Bobby states that more than 4 500 000 tourists who visited India in 2019
came from Bangladesh.

Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether his statement is CORRECT.

43.4 The pie chart shows the total percentage of tourist arrivals in India for 2019
as 99.8%.

Give a valid reason why this value is not 100%.

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QUESTION 5

5.1 | Marius, who is 64 years old, earned an annual taxable income of R551 762,00 for the
2019/20 tax year. During the 2019/20 tax year Marius was not a member of any medical
fund.

TABLE 7 below shows the tax table for the 2019/20 tax year.

TABLE 7: TAX RATES FOR 2019/20 TAX YEAR (1 Mar. 2019 to 28 Feb. 2020)

TAX TAXABLE RATES OF TAX (R)

BRACKET | INCOME (R)
1 1-195 850 18% of taxable income
2 195 851-305 850 35 253 + 26% of taxable income above 195 850
3 305 851-423 300 63 853 + 31% of taxable income above 305 850
4 423 301-555 600 100 263 + 36% of taxable income above 423 300
5 555 601-708 310 147 891 + 39% of taxable income above 555 600
6 708 311—1 500 00 207 448 + 41% of taxable income above 708 310
7 1500 001 and above | 532 041 + 45% of taxable income above 1 500 00

[Adapted from www.sars.gov.za]
TABLE 8 below shows the tax rebates and medical credits for the 2019/20 tax year.
TABLE 8: TAX REBATES AND MEDICAL AID CREDITS FOR THE

2019/20 TAX YEAR
TAX REBATE
Primary R14 220
Secondary (65 and older) R7 794
Tertiary (75 and older) R2 601
MEDICAL CREDITS PER MONTH FOR MEDICAL FUND MEMBERS
Main member R310
First dependent R310
Each additional dependent R209

[Adapted from www.sars.gov.za]

Use TABLE 7 and TABLE 8 above to answer the questions that follow.
5.1.1 Identify which tax bracket Marius falls in, based on his taxable income. (2)
5.1.2 Calculate the amount of tax Marius must pay for the 2019/20 tax year. (5)

5.1.3. Marius stated that if he had been one year older, he would have saved more
than R600 monthly on taxes paid during the 2019/20 tax year.

Verify, showing ALL calculations whether his statement is CORRECT. (6)

5.1.4 Marius is considering joining a medical fund. He plans to include his wife
and two grandchildren.

Determine the total monthly medical credits he would qualify for if he joined
a medical fund. (4)

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5.2 Marius wants to buy a new laptop. He studied the available data for the three most

popular brands of laptops sold in South Africa.

The box and whisker plots below show (in percentages) the spread of the market share
of the Samsung, Apple and Huawei laptop brands from the fourth quarter in 2019 to
the third quarter in 2020.

BOX-AND-WHISKER PLOTS SHOWING MARKET SHARE

OF THREE LAPTOP BRANDS
19,15 a1 2285
18.8 } Huawei 23,5
15,7 17,75 18,75
14.6 — Samsung, } 120.2
102 14,813.15 15,95
-— Apple } 19.9

Pitbititvitityititit i ritipyEerpisiy:

MARKET SHARES IN PERCENTAGES

[Adapted from www.ide.com]

Use the box and whisker plots above to answer the questions that follow.
5.2.1 (a) Write down the name of the most popular laptop brand.

(b) Hence, write down the 50" percentile of the brand identified in

QUESTION 5.2.1(a).
5.2.2 Calculate the interquartile range (IQR) of the Samsung brand.
5.2.3. A data analyst claims that 75% of the dataset of Apple was less than 16%.

Explain whether or not his statement is valid.

TOTAL:

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ANSWER SHEET
QUESTION 4.2.2

CENTRE NUMBER:

EXAMINATION NUMBER:

JANET'S BUSINESS GRAPH FOR PLATES OF BIRYANI

Income
+ —-

2500

| - VA

1500 }— — : ra —|

Amount in rand

1oo0 |_| Hf —

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500 ; yf _

0 10 20 30 40 SO 60 70 80 90 100

Number of plates of biryani

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