# Mathematical Literacy Grade 11 P1 2012 QP (Eng) > Grade 11 Mathematical Literacy Paper 1 question paper from the Eastern Cape November 2012 (English), 9 pages. Read online or download the free PDF. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/mlit-p1-n12-qp-eng/1b73b6cf-e074-482a-92cf-5dcdd154b511 - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Subject: Mathematical Literacy - Grade: Grade 11 - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2012 - Exam period: Eastern Cape November - Paper: 1 - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 9 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 2012 QP (Eng)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/mlit-p1-n12-qp-eng/1b73b6cf-e074-482a-92cf-5dcdd154b511) ## About this document Mathematical Literacy · Grade 11 · Eastern Cape November · 2012. 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 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Province of the EASTERN CAPE EDUCATION NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 11 NOVEMBER 2012 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 MARKS: 100 TIME: 2½ hours *MLITE1* This question paper consists of 8 pages, including an annexure. ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 2 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (NOVEMBER 2012) INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. This question paper consists of FOUR questions. 2. Answer ALL the questions. 3. QUESTIONS 4.2.2 and 4.2.3 must be answered on the attached annexure. Write your name in the space provided on the annexure and hand it in with your ANSWER BOOK. 4. Number your answers correctly according to the numbering system used in the question paper. 5. A non-programmable and non-graphical calculator may be used, unless stated otherwise. 6. ALL calculations and steps must be shown clearly. 7. ALL final answers must be rounded off to TWO decimal places, unless stated otherwise. 8. Units of measurement must be indicated where applicable. 9. Start EACH question on a NEW page. 10. Write neatly and legibly. ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (NOVEMBER 2012) MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 3 QUESTION 1 1.1 DVD Musika is having a sale. All CDs are reduced by 15% and all DVDs are marked down by a . Calculate the following: 1.1.1 If CDs were marked at R125,00, how much will you pay for them while they are on sale? (2) 1.1.2 If all DVDs were R215, calculate what their sale price will be. (3) 1.2 During the holidays Peter spent 2 hours gardening. He spent 45 minutes mowing the lawn, 20 minutes trimming the edges, 30 minutes weeding and the remainder of the time watering the flowers. What fraction of the time (in the simplest form) did Peter spend: 1.2.1 mowing the lawn? (2) 1.2.2 watering the flowers? (4) 1.3 Naledi has been asked to bake 50 cheese muffins for a school function. After looking in all her recipe books she found the following recipe: Cheese Muffins (makes 30) 600 g Flour 50 mℓ Baking Powder 450 g Grated Cheese 60 mℓ Oil 750 mℓ Milk To assist Naledi, calculate how much she needs of the following to make the 50 cheese muffins required: 1.3.1 Flour (2) 1.3.2 Grated Cheese (2) 1.4 Peter and Naledi went to George with their parents during the holidays. It took them 6 hours to travel 561 km from King William’s Town to George. The car’s petrol tank was full when they left King William’s Town. When they stopped at George the tank was filled up with 31,17 litres of petrol. 1.4.1 What was their average speed for the trip? Give your answer to the nearest km. Use the formula: Distance travelled = speed x time (4) 1.4.2 Calculate how far they travelled on 1 litre of petrol. Give your answer correct to the nearest km. (3) 1.4.3 Calculate the cost of the petrol, if the petrol price was R10,05 when they filled up in George. (3) [25] ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (NOVEMBER 2012) QUESTION 2 Xolani is making and selling wooden coffee tables for a living. The graphs below show his expenses and income for a month. Xolani's Coffee Table Business 1000 900 800 Amount in Rands 700 600 500 Expenses 400 Income 300 200 100 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Number of coffee tables Use the graphs to answer the following questions: 2.1 What are Xolani’s minimum fixed expenses even when he has made no coffee tables at all? Say what you think this cost is. (2) 2.2 Give TWO examples of expenses that Xolani has in making coffee tables. (2) 2.3 How many coffee tables must Xolani sell in order to break even? (2) 2.4 What are Xolani’s expenses when he makes 20 coffee tables? (2) 2.5 What is Xolani’s income when he sells 20 coffee tables? (2) 2.6 How much profit has Xolani made when he sells 20 coffee tables? (3) 2.7 Calculate how much Xolani sells 1 coffee table for. (3) 2.8 What will be Xolani’s income when he sells 15 coffee tables? (2) 2.9 If Xolani were to sell his coffee tables for R60 what would happen to his profit? Show the reason for your answer using calculations. (4) 2.10 If Xolani has an income of R585,00, how many tables has he sold? (2) [24] ### Page 5 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (NOVEMBER 2012) MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 5 QUESTION 3 Cereal is sold in boxes to prevent it from breaking while being transported and handled. The company has to be careful in the design of the box so as to not use too much cardboard. The picture below show the packaging decided upon and the measurements. 25 cm 7,5 cm 20 cm 3.1 Draw a net for the cereal box showing all the necessary measurements. (4) 3.2 Calculate the surface area of the box in cm2. Remember there are six sides to the box and each side is a rectangular shape. The area for a rectangle = length x breadth (5) 3.3 If cardboard cost 0,06 cents per cm2, calculate how much the cardboard for 1 box will cost. (3) 3.4 If printing of the box costs 0,04 cents per cm2, calculate the cost for printing 1 box. (3) 3.5 Calculate the volume of the box. Use the formula: Volume = length x breadth x height (3) 3.6 If 7,5 g of cereal has a volume of 1 cm3, calculate how many grams of cereal will fit into this box. (3) 3.7 The cereal boxes get cut from rolls of card measuring 2 m by 15 m. The box nets are placed next to each other without any spaces in between. Calculate how many boxes can be cut from one roll of card. (5) [26] ### Page 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 6 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 (NOVEMBER 2012) QUESTION 4 4.1 A recent survey was done to find out which cars were the most popular in South Africa. The following two graphs show the results obtained in two different suburbs in Johannesburg. Suburb A Suburb B 70 90 80 60 70 Number of Cars Number of Cars 50 60 40 50 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 Palio Citi BMW Audi Tazz Golf Make of Car Make of Car 4.1.1 Which is the most popular car in Suburb A? (1) 4.1.2 Which is the most popular car in Suburb B? (1) 4.1.3 What can you tell about the income of the residents of the two suburbs? (2) 4.1.4 If you were to use just the two surveys given, would they give you a true picture of the most popular car in South Africa? Give a reason for your answer. (2) 4.2 The Grade 11A class was given an English Language test out of 100 last week. These were the results in ranked order: 23 41 42 50 50 51 54 55 56 57 60 61 65 66 66 67 68 69 70 70 70 72 74 76 79 82 85 86 88 4.2.1 Calculate the following: (a) The mean mark (3) (b) The mode (1) (c) The median (2) ### Page 7 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (NOVEMBER 2012) MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 7 4.2.2 Complete the frequency table below using the table given on the annexure for your answers. Interval Frequency 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 – 69 70 – 79 80 – 89 (4) 4.2.3 Draw a histogram using the results from your frequency table. Use the grid on the annexure to construct the histogram. (5) 4.2.4 Which measure of central tendency in QUESTION 4.2.1 a – c tells you the most about how the class performed in the test? Give a reason for your answer. (2) 4.2.5 Was this test too difficult or too easy? Motivate your answer. 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