Date: SEPTEMBER
Time: 1 hour
Marks: 55
Grade: 10
Subject: Math Literacy
Question paper: Term test 1
Name and Surname:
Instructions and Information
• Answer all questions.
• Write neatly and legibly.
• Use your calculator where necessary.
• Show all workings and write complete answers.
• Round off where indicated.
• A non-programmable calculator is allowed.
• Duration: 1 hour, Total: 50 marks.
Main Topics of the Test
• Personal Finance
• VAT and Credit Transactions
• Area, Volume, and Measurement
• Verf- en Watervolume-berekenings
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Grade: 10 Subject: Math Lit Date: SEPTEMBER 2025
, Question 1: Personal Finance
Read the scenario carefully and answer the questions:
The Botha family sets out their monthly expenses for July 2025:
• Rent: R9 000
• Electricity and Water: R1 800
• School fees (2 children): R7 200 per year per child (paid over 12 months)
• Clothes: R600
• Insurance: R12 000 per year
• Gifts: R2 000 one-off
• Cost: R6 800
• Transport: R3 500
• Cell phone service: R1 800
• Internet: R600
1.1.1 Explain in your own words the difference between fixed and variable
expenses. Give a
example of each. (3)
1.1.2 Name one irregular issue and explain why it is irregular. (3)
1.1.3 Calculate the monthly costs for school fees for both children. (2)
1.1.4 Calculate the total monthly expenses of the Botha family. (4)
1.1.5 If their net income is R30 000, calculate the amount they save or
overspent. Suggest one way to reduce their expenses. (5)
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Grade: 10 Subject: Math Lit Date: SEPTEMBER 2025
Time: 1 hour
Marks: 55
Grade: 10
Subject: Math Literacy
Question paper: Term test 1
Name and Surname:
Instructions and Information
• Answer all questions.
• Write neatly and legibly.
• Use your calculator where necessary.
• Show all workings and write complete answers.
• Round off where indicated.
• A non-programmable calculator is allowed.
• Duration: 1 hour, Total: 50 marks.
Main Topics of the Test
• Personal Finance
• VAT and Credit Transactions
• Area, Volume, and Measurement
• Verf- en Watervolume-berekenings
Pg 1/ 6 www.summariessa.co.za Author: CHR SMI
Grade: 10 Subject: Math Lit Date: SEPTEMBER 2025
, Question 1: Personal Finance
Read the scenario carefully and answer the questions:
The Botha family sets out their monthly expenses for July 2025:
• Rent: R9 000
• Electricity and Water: R1 800
• School fees (2 children): R7 200 per year per child (paid over 12 months)
• Clothes: R600
• Insurance: R12 000 per year
• Gifts: R2 000 one-off
• Cost: R6 800
• Transport: R3 500
• Cell phone service: R1 800
• Internet: R600
1.1.1 Explain in your own words the difference between fixed and variable
expenses. Give a
example of each. (3)
1.1.2 Name one irregular issue and explain why it is irregular. (3)
1.1.3 Calculate the monthly costs for school fees for both children. (2)
1.1.4 Calculate the total monthly expenses of the Botha family. (4)
1.1.5 If their net income is R30 000, calculate the amount they save or
overspent. Suggest one way to reduce their expenses. (5)
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Grade: 10 Subject: Math Lit Date: SEPTEMBER 2025
