# Mathematical Literacy Grade 11 P1 2025 QP (Eng) > Grade 11 Mathematical Literacy Paper 1 question paper from the Eastern Cape November Exam 2025 (English), 10 pages. Read online or download the free PDF. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-literacy-p1-gr11-qp-nov2025-english-watermark/0d7bb4cf-8cb8-4dbf-b694-0d639a538848 - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Subject: Mathematical Literacy - Grade: Grade 11 - Language: English - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2025 - Exam period: Eastern Cape November Exam - Paper: 1 - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 10 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 2025 QP (Eng)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-literacy-p1-gr11-qp-nov2025-english-watermark/0d7bb4cf-8cb8-4dbf-b694-0d639a538848) ## About this document Mathematical Literacy · Grade 11 · Eastern Cape November Exam · 2025 · English. Question paper, 10 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 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 11 NOVEMBER 2025 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 MARKS: 100 TIME: 2 hours This question paper consists of 10 pages including 2 answer sheets. ### Page 2 2 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (EC/NOVEMBER 2025) INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. Write your FULL NAME and SURNAME on the ANSWER BOOK. 2. The question paper consists of FOUR QUESTIONS. Answer ALL the questions in the ANSWER BOOK. 3. Start EACH question on a NEW page. 4. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 5. Leave ONE line open between two sub-questions, for example between QUESTION 2.1 and QUESTION 2.2. 6. Use the ANSWER SHEETS attached to answer QUESTIONS 2.2.2, 2.2.3 and 3.2. 7. You may use a non-programmable calculator. 8. You may use appropriate mathematical instruments. 9. Show ALL formulae and substitutions in ALL calculations. 10. Round off your final numerical answers to TWO decimal places, unless stated otherwise. 11. Write neatly and legibly. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 (EC/NOVEMBER 2025) MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 3 QUESTION 1 1.1 TABLE 1 presents the deposit slip details for funds to be credited to Cynthia Francis’s account. TABLE 1: CYNTHIA FRANCIS’S DEPOSIT SLIP Deposit Slip CFO BANK Credit Cynthia Francis 15 December 2024 Teller’s stamp Paid by: Cynthia Francis R c Signature :C Francis Notes 260 00 Cell no: 061 320 4988 Coins 16 70 Subtotal 276 70 Authorised by Drawer’s name Bank Branch Authority no. 1. A Troyd BBC Jamestown 340 00 2. Z Pasi DBE Bloemfontein 480 80 Total Account no. 2 4 5 7 1 6 4 8 3 4 1.1.1 Write down Cynthia’s account number. (2) 1.1.2 Determine how many transfers were from other banks. (2) 1.1.3 Write down the total amount of cash that she deposited. (2) 1.1.4 Calculate the total of the amount deposited. (2) 1.2 Zizo, a soccer fan, collected and analysed 2024/2025 goals scored for the Premium Soccer League. The goals scored for the league are indicated below. TABLE 2: 2024/2025 PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE GOALS SCORED TEAMS SFC ORP SUN AMA TSG KAC CHI MGE CTC GOALS SCORED 73 60 46 35 35 32 31 30 27 Use the information above to answer the questions that follow. 1.2.1 Choose the correct word to make the statement TRUE. The above data is numerical / categorical. (2) 1.2.2 Write down the highest number of goals scored in the league. (2) 1.2.3 List the teams that have the same number of goals scored. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 4 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (EC/NOVEMBER 2025) 1.3 Choose a definition from COLUMN B that matches the term in COLUMN A. Write only the letter (A–F) next to the question numbers (1.3.1 to 1.3.4) in the ANSWER BOOK, for example 1.3.5 G. Column A Column B 1.3.1 Questionnaire A the likelihood of something happening or not happening 1.3.2 Balance B a record of income and expenditure 1.3.3 Probability C instrument used to collect data 1.3.4 UIF D payment made into the bank account E the difference between the debits and credits F unemployment insurance fund (4 x 2) (8) [22] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 (EC/NOVEMBER 2025) MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 5 QUESTION 2 2.1 Rowe has been driving a demo car for the past four years. Over these four years he managed to save 16% as a deposit of the price of the brand new car he wants to buy. He is interested in buying a 2025 Cherry Tiggo 7 Pro Max. Rowe visited the dealer to purchase the car. The price of the car is R499 900,00. NOTE: Focus will be on the price of the car only (no other initial costs). Use the above information to answer the following questions. 2.1.1 Calculate the amount Rowe saved for the deposit. (2) 2.1.2 Rowe secured a loan for the outstanding balance from the bank, agreeing to repay it over 36 months with a 9,5% annual simple interest rate. Calculate how much Rowe will pay if it takes him exactly 36 months to pay the loan. (5) 2.1.3 Determine the monthly instalment Rowe will pay on the loan. (2) 2.1.4 In the showroom there were different colours of the car Rowe wants to buy (2 red, 3 silver, 4 grey and 5 black). Calculate the probability, as a decimal, that Rowe will choose a silver car. (3) 2.2 Waterfront High School wants to renovate their netball court. The school asked builders from the community to volunteer and assist with the renovations. The school estimated that it would take 3 builders 12 days to finish renovations, or it would take 12 builders 3 days to finish renovations. The table below displays this information. TABLE 3: NUMBER OF BUILDERS AND DAYS TO RENOVATE THE NETBALL COURT Number of builders 3 4 6 9 12 Number of days 12 3 Use the above information to answer the following questions. 2.2.1 Derive a mathematical formula that represents the information given in the table. (2) 2.2.2 Complete the table above by using the ANSWER SHEET for QUESTION 2.2.2 provided. (3) 2.2.3 Use ANSWER SHEET QUESTION 2.2.3 provided to draw a graph to represent the data in TABLE 3. (4) 2.2.4 Choose the correct word to make the statement false. The relationship represented by the graph in QUESTION 2.2.3 is direct / indirect proportion. (2) 2.3 Joyce’s salary is R20 600,00 per month. Last year her monthly salary was R20 000,00. Calculate the inflation rate. (4) [27] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 6 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (EC/NOVEMBER 2025) QUESTION 3 3.1 The pie chart below shows the percentage of bachelor passes obtained by candidates in Cluster B Districts. The total number of bachelors passes in Cluster B Districts is 20 910. BACHELOR PASS PER DISTRICT Sarah Baartman Amathole Nelson East 20% Mandela Amathole West 27% 8% Buffalo City 26% Chris Hani West 12% Amathole East Amathole West Buffalo City Chris Hani West Nelson Mandela Sarah Baartman 3.1.1 Determine the percentage of bachelor passes obtained by the Sarah Baartman District. (3) 3.1.2 Calculate the number of candidates with bachelor passes in Buffalo City. (3) 3.1.3 Determine the median percentage of bachelors passes. (3) 3.1.4 Write down the district that has the least percentage of bachelor passes. (2) 3.1.5 Calculate the mean percentage of bachelor passes in Cluster B. (3) 3.1.6 Determine the probability of randomly selecting a district with a bachelor pass of less than 10%. Write your answer as a simplified fraction. (3) 3.2 A clinic recorded the distribution of a few antibiotics to a sample group of learners at a school to see whether they contracted TB. The sample group was made up of nine classes. The results are shown in the table below. TABLE 4: THE RESULTS OF LEARNERS WHO CONTRACTED TB Classes A B C D E F G H I Number of antibiotics 35 30 10 50 45 35 20 55 10 Number of learners contracted TB 40 45 50 5 20 25 50 10 55 Draw a scatter plot to illustrate the data in the table above. Use the ANSWER SHEET provided for QUESTION 3.2. (6) [23] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 (EC/NOVEMBER 2025) MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 7 QUESTION 4 4.1 The invoice given below lists cleaning materials bought by Lily. Study the invoice and answer the questions that follow. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY LITRES PRICE PER COST LITRE 1. Water-based general purpose 2 25 R99,00 R4 950 cleaner 2. Pine fragrance disinfectant 2 25 R95,00 R4 750 cleaner Sub Total … VAT (15%) R1 455 Total Due … 4.1.1 Calculate the total cost for ALL the material bought by Lily, including VAT. (4) 4.1.2 Lily states that the profit she makes from selling ONE 25 litre (25ℓ) Pine fragrance disinfectant cleaner is R450,00, if she sells a litre at R135,00. Verify, showing ALL calculations, if her statement is VALID. (6) 4.1.3 The graph below shows the cost and selling price of all-purpose cleaner material per litre. Study the table and answer the questions that follow. COST AND SELLING PRICE OF ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER 4000 3500 INCOME 3000 Cost/Selling price (Rands) 2500 EXPENSES 2000 1500 1000 W 500 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Number of litres (a) Give the value(s) of the point marked (W) on the graph and explain the meaning of that point. (2) (b) Write down the formula for Lily’s expenses if she must pay rent of R200. Cost = … + … (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 8 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (EC/NOVEMBER 2025) 4.2 A South African company imports goods worth €45 000 from Europe. The exchange rate is R1 = € 0,049669 Calculate the cost of the goods in South African Rand. (3) 4.3 Below are the March Test results for nine Grade 11 Mathematical Literacy learners. The test was out of 75 marks. 15 60 75 67 68 73 60 75 58 The teacher claimed that the range of the class is 80%. Show by means of calculations whether the teacher’s claim is VALID or not. (5) 4.4 The City of FY2024/25 split the residential prepaid tariffs into Prepaid Low (indigent) and Prepaid High. Electricity tariffs for Prepaid Low are shown in TABLE 5. TABLE 5: RESIDENTIAL PREPAID LOW INDIGENT (FY 2024/25) SIZE TARIFF (kWh/R) (Excluding VAT) Block 1 0 – 350 kWh 2,216 Block 2 ˃350 – 500 kWh 2,711 Block 3 ˃ 500 kWh 3,226 Use TABLE 5 above to answer the question that follows. Calculate how much a resident in this city pays a month, including VAT, when they use 374 kWh of electricity. (6) [28] TOTAL: 100 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 9 (EC/NOVEMBER 2025) MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 9 ANSWER SHEET NAME OF SCHOOL:…………………………………………CLASS: ………………. NAME OF LEARNER: …………………………………………… QUESTION 2.2.2 NO. OF BUILDERS 3 4 6 7 12 NO. OF DAYS 12 3 QUESTION 2.2.3 ................................ 14 12 10 ................................... 8 6 4 2 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 ............................... Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 10 10 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (EC/NOVEMBER 2025) ANSWER SHEET NAME OF SCHOOL:…………………………………………… CLASS: ………………. NAME OF LEARNER: …………………………………………… QUESTION 3.2 CLASSES A B C D E F G H I Number of antibiotics 35 30 10 50 45 35 20 55 10 Number of learners contracted TB 40 45 50 5 20 25 50 10 55 SCATTER PLOT SHOWING ANTIBIOTICS AND NUMBER OF LEARNERS CONTRACTED TB 55 NUMBER OF LEARNERS CONTRACTED TB 45 35 25 15 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 NUMBER OF ANTIBIOTICS Copyright reserved Please turn over ## Related documents - [MATHS LIT P2 GR11 NOV25 ADDENDUM ENGLISH FINAL (1) watermark](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-lit-p2-gr11-nov25-addendum-english-final-1-watermark/6d3d1a99-ee4e-4b35-9dfc-765595836d35) — Mathematical Literacy · Addendum · 2025 · Eng - [MATHS LIT P1 MEMO GR 11 NOV2024 English watermark](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-lit-p1-memo-gr-11-nov2024-english-watermark/be2f24a4-badd-4549-82b6-bfea47869b3a) — Mathematical Literacy · Memo · 2024 · Eng - [MATHS LIT P1 MEMO GR11 NOV2023 English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-lit-p1-memo-gr11-nov2023-english/96ab8acd-7e2b-492f-be89-dc29c2556bc4) — Mathematical Literacy · Memo · 2023 · Eng - [MATHS LIT P1 GR11 QP NOV2020 English .docx](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-lit-p1-gr11-qp-nov2020-english-docx/fa0c394f-1138-4ab2-9498-7611a1f9e12f) — Mathematical Literacy · QP · 2020 · Eng - [MATHS LIT P1 GR11 QP NOV2020 English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-lit-p1-gr11-qp-nov2020-english/1e5e37cb-4336-4c95-a8c4-4f50a1bf6e8c) — Mathematical Literacy · QP · 2020 · Eng - [MATHS LIT P1 GR11 QP NOV 2017 English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-lit-p1-gr11-qp-nov-2017-english/fec39e1d-6af0-47b5-a096-a661e2066b92) — Mathematical Literacy · QP · 2017 · Eng ## More from Grade 11 Mathematical Literacy - [Gr 11 Maths Lit ATP 2023-24](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/gr-11-maths-lit-atp-2023-24/729b7b1d-095d-46f4-8082-c0c019b4c6c7) — ATP - [MATHS LIT P2 GRADE 11 NOV 2025 MEMO ENG watermark](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-lit-p2-grade-11-nov-2025-memo-eng-watermark/00c7d846-499c-4c72-87d9-0b9055358bc5) — Memo · 2025 · Eng - [GP JW Maths Literacy Grade 11 June 2025 P1 and Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/gp-jw-maths-literacy-grade-11-june-2025-p1-and-memo/4157e22a-6e42-4d3f-8ce9-579e85217581) — QP + Memo · 2025 - [MATHS LIT P2 MEMO GR11 NOVEMBER 2023 English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-lit-p2-memo-gr11-november-2023-english/fce5f79a-3343-4740-8a09-67aaec04b05b) — Memo · 2023 · Eng - [MATS LIT P1 GR11 MEMO NOV2022 English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/mats-lit-p1-gr11-memo-nov2022-english/cfc9d5d5-d9d8-402b-b492-f4546d1204ee) — Memo · 2022 · Eng - [MATHS LIT GR11 P2 MEMO NOV2022 English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/maths-lit-gr11-p2-memo-nov2022-english/198f7c60-04c9-40cc-bf70-665e026b06f1) — Memo · 2022 · Eng ## Collection - [Grade 11 past papers](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/past-papers) --- Hlayiso: free CAPS and IEB past papers, memos, notes and study guides for South African learners. 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