# Mathematical Literacy Grade 11 P1 2018 QP (Eng) > Grade 11 Mathematical Literacy Paper 1 question paper from the Eastern Cape November 2018 (English), 16 pages. Read online or download the free PDF. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-lit-p1-gr11-qp-nov2018-eng-d/8505a55d-7cd0-4d9b-a67a-4de6a0eef5b2 - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Subject: Mathematical Literacy - Grade: Grade 11 - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2018 - Exam period: Eastern Cape November - Paper: 1 - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 16 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 11](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11) › [Mathematical Literacy](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11/mathematical-literacy) › [Mathematical Literacy Grade 11 P1 2018 QP (Eng)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-lit-p1-gr11-qp-nov2018-eng-d/8505a55d-7cd0-4d9b-a67a-4de6a0eef5b2) ## About this document Mathematical Literacy · Grade 11 · Eastern Cape November · 2018. Question paper, 16 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 Downloaded from hlayiso.com NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 11 NOVEMBER 2018 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 MARKS: 100 TIME: 2 hours *Imlit1* This question paper consists of 9 pages. ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 2 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (EC/NOVEMBER 2018) 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. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 3. An approved calculator (non-programmable and non-graphical) may be used, unless stated otherwise. 4. Maps and diagrams have not been drawn to scale, unless stated otherwise. 5. Round off ALL the final answers according to the context used, unless stated otherwise. 6. Indicate units of measurement, where applicable. 7. Start EACH question on a NEW page. 8. Show ALL calculations clearly. 9. Write neatly and legibly. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/NOVEMBER 2018) MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 3 QUESTION 1 1.1 A house in East London was for sale at a price of R2 578 799,00. A deposit of R386 819, 85 was required and the balance payable in equal monthly instalments for 20 years. 1.1.1 Write the sale price of the house in words. (2) 1.1.2 Express the deposit amount as a percentage of the sale price. (3) 1.1.3 Ben decided to bank the deposit amount at QR BANK. Use the information below to calculate the transaction cost of the deposit. Transaction Rate Charge for deposits R5,75 + R1,10 per R100 or part thereof (3) 1.2 TABLE 1 below shows Babu’s running time during a 2015 Comrade Marathon at various points along the route. TABLE 1 Athlete: Babu Points on the route Distance in kilometres Time (hours, minutes, seconds) Lion Park 15,9 01:05:26 Camperdown 26,9 01:50:39 Halfway 45 03:05:14 Pinetown 68,9 04:54:45 Mayville 82,3 06:02:45 Finish 89,3 06:37:30 Use the information in TABLE 1 to answer the questions that follow: 1.2.1 Determine the distance from Camperdown to Mayville. (3) 1.2.2 Calculate how long it took Babu to run from the halfway mark to Pinetown. (2) 1.2.3 Convert the distance to Pinetown to metres. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (EC/NOVEMBER 2018) 1.3 The graph below shows the number of houses sold in different locations A, B, C, D and E. Use the graph above to answer the following questions. 1.3.1 Arrange the number of houses sold in descending order. (2) 1.3.2 Write down the type of graph that was used to represent the information above. (2) 1.3.3 Calculate the total number of houses that was sold in all the locations. (2) [21] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/NOVEMBER 2018) MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 5 QUESTION 2 2.1 Ms Fasi started a small business by selling pies at schools and factories close to her workplace. She pays rent of R1 500 per month. It costs her R5,00 to make and package a pie and she sells them at R15,00 each. Study the table below and answer the questions that follow. TABLE 2: THE COST AND INCOME FOR THE BUSINESS Number of Pies 0 50 100 150 250 350 Total Cost in Rand 1 500 A 2 000 2 250 2 750 3 250 Income in Rand 0 750 1 500 2 250 B 5 250 The following formulae are used to calculate the cost and income respectively: Cost = R1 500 + R5,00 ൈn Income = R15,00ൈ n; where n represents the number of pies 2.1.1 Use the table to determine Ms Fasi’s break-even amount. (2) 2.1.2 Calculate the value of A. (3) 2.1.3 Show by means of calculations that the value of B is R3 750. (2) 2.1.4 Calculate the profit if 350 pies are sold. (3) 2.2 Ms Fasi borrowed R60 000 from Women’s Bank to start her small business and agreed to pay back the money at an interest rate of 8,5% that is compounded annually for 2 years. 2.2.1 Calculate the amount of the interest that was added at the end of the first year. (2) 2.2.2 Determine the total amount that Ms Fasi paid back to the bank after 2 years. (5) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 6 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (EC/NOVEMBER 2018) 2.3 TABLE 3 shows the Domestic Water Tariffs for 2018 used by the local municipality where Ms Fasi lives. TABLE 4 shows the meter readings by the local municipality which indicates the amount of water the Fasi family used for May and June 2018. TABLE 3 Number of kilolitres Cost per kilolitre (kκ) excluding VAT 1 0 – 6 kκ 0 2 Above 6 kκ – less than 30 kκ R10,02 3 30 kκ – less than 60 kκ R12,28 4 60 kκ and above R16,70 + Additional charge if more than 6 kκ used R80,70 TABLE 4: Water meter readings for Account Number 40101607 during May and June. 1/05/2018 (kκ) 0561 1/06/2018 (kκ) 0587 2.3.1 Calculate the cost of the water usage for May 2018 excluding VAT. (5) 2.3.2 Calculate the VAT amount that is charged on the additional charge of R80,70. (VALUE ADDED TAX = 15%) (3) 2.4 The average inflation rates for the period 2016 to 2017 are shown in the following table. 2016 2017 Average inflation rate 4,51% 6,59% Cost of a brown bread R9,99 A 2.4.1 Explain the meaning of the term inflation rate. (2) 2.4.2 Calculate the cost of a loaf of brown bread in 2017 by using the average inflation rates that are given in the table above. (2) [29] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/NOVEMBER 2018) MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 7 QUESTION 3 3.1 Study the weather forecast for Cape Town and Pretoria on the 20th of May 2018. Forecast Cape Town Pretoria Sunrise 07:35 06:40 Sunset 17:50 17:27 Humidity (%) 68 58 Visibility (miles) 6,0 12 Maximum Temperature (ιC) 20 17 Precipitation 0 0 Visibility is a measure of the distance at which an object or light can be clearly seen. 3.1.1 Determine the visibility distance in kilometres for Pretoria. (Use 1,609 km = 1 mile) (2) 3.1.2 Write down Cape Town’s humidity as a simplified common fraction. (2) 3.1.3 Express the sunset time in Cape Town in 12-hour format. (2) 3.1.4 Convert the maximum temperature for Pretoria to degrees Fahrenheit (°F). Give your final answer to the nearest whole number. You may use the following formula: Ԭ=(Ԩ ×1,8) + 32 (3) 3.2 Study the fish tank below and answer the questions that follow. [Source: quora.com] 3.2.1 Calculate the volume of the fish tank above in cubic inches (in3). You may use the formula: Volume = Length × Width × Height (3) 3.2.2 The fish tank is 85% full. After adding stones to the bottom of the fish tank, the fish tank is 97% full. Calculate the volume of the stones. (5) [17] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 8 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (EC/NOVEMBER 2018) QUESTION 4 4.1 Rochester is in the north east of New York state. Study the map below and answer the questions that follow. [Source: filmrochester.org] 4.1.1 Write down the name of the city where Roads 84, 91 and 95 meet. (2) 4.1.2 Using the given scale, determine the actual distance in miles between Buffalo and Albany, if the distance on the map between these two places is 7,5 cm. (3) 4.1.3 Identify the roads that Bande will use to travel from Scranton to Albany. (2) 4.1.4 Write down the compass direction when travelling from Hartford to Boston. (2) 4.1.5 Identify the road that will help you to travel from New York to the far west of the map. (2) 4.1.6 Determine the probability of randomly selecting a road on the map with an even number. (2) [13] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 9 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/NOVEMBER 2018) MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 9 QUESTION 5 Study the information on eggs in Incubators and Poults/Chickens hatched during the different months in the United States for the 2016–2017 period. Month Eggs in incubators on the Poults/Chickens first of the month hatched during the entire month 2016–2017 2016–2017 September 28 927 23 645 October 28 409 23 572 November 27 179 22 782 December 28 795 25 422 January 29 961 25 332 February 29 906 23 598 March 30 030 25 719 April 28 597 23 179 May 28 825 24 067 June 29 441 25 075 July 29 271 24 616 August 29 725 24 786 TOTAL -------- --------- 5.1 Determine the number of eggs that did not hatch in December. (2) 5.2 Calculate the mean number of eggs in incubators for the 2016–2017 period. (3) 5.3 Write down the modal value for the number of eggs in the incubators on the first of the month. (2) 5.4 Determine the range of the Poults hatched the entire month during the 2016–2017 period. (2) 5.5 Calculate the median of the Poults hatched for the entire month during the 2016–2017 period. (3) 5.6 Express the number of hatched poults during the entire month of March as a ratio to the total hatched during 2016–2017 period. (3) 5.7 Determine the probability, as a percentage, of randomly selecting the number of eggs in an incubator during July. (3) 5.8 Name the type of graph that can best display the above information. 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