MATHEMATICAL LITERACY. 2022
MATHEMATICAL LITERACY
TEST
GRADE 11
2022
MARKS: 100
TIME: 2 HOURS
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MATHEMATICAL LITERACY. 2022
INSTRUCTIONS and INFORMATION:
1. This question paper consists of five questions. Answer all questions.
2. Use the ANNEXURES in the ADDENDUME to answer the following questions.
ANNEXURE A for QUESTION 4.1 (in SECTION 1)
ANNEXURE B for QUESTION 5.1 (in SECTION 2)
3. Number the questions correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
4. Start EACH question on a NEW page.
5. Show ALL calculations clearly
6. You may used approved calculator (non-programmable and non-graphical), unless
stated otherwise.
7. Round ALL the final answers appropriately according to the context, unless stated
otherwise.
8. Indicate units of measurement, where applicable.
9. Diagrams are NOT necessary drawn to scale, unless stated otherwise.
10.Write neatly and legibly.
SECTION 1 (50 Marks)
SECTION 2 (50 Marks)
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MATHEMATICAL LITERACY. 2022
SECTION 1: (50 marks)
QUESTION 1
1.1
An item which costs R380 was reduced by 18,25% for Black Friday sales on
26 November 2021.
1.1.1 Write 18,25% as a common fraction in its simplest form. (2)
1.1.2 Calculate the price after reduction (3)
1.2
Infrastructure spending by nine provincial governments during the 2018/19 fiscal
year shows an overall reduction in capital expenditure. TABLE 1 below shows the
details.
TABLE 1: NINE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT’S CAPITAL
EXPENDITURE DURING THE 2018/19 FISCAL YEAR.
Western Cape R469 million (9,7%)
Mpumalanga R300 million (8%)
-R265 million (-17,4%) Northern Cape
-R277 million (-11,8%) Free State
-R326 million (-6.9%) Eastern Cape
-R390 million (-7,7%) Gauteng
-R447 million (-19,2%) Limpopo
-R458 million (-5,9%) Kwazulu-Natal
-R486 million (-18,7%) Northwest
[Source: www.statssa.gov.za June 2020
Use the above information to answer the questions that follows.
1.2.1 Determine the difference in capital expenditure between the provinces with
the highest increase and the province with the highest decrease. (2)
1.2.2 Calculate the total (for nine provinces) provincial capital expenditure in the
previous fiscal year 2017/2018. (2)