GRADE 10 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY MARCH TEST
QUESTION 1
1.1 Mrs Jones teaches 4 Mathematical Literacy classes with 35 learners each. 55% of the
learners are boys.
1.1.1 How many girls are there in each class? (2)
1.1.2 How many boys (total) does Mrs Jones teach? (2)
1.1.3 Give the ratio of boys to girls in one class in its simplest form. (2)
1.2 Mrs Jones gave her learners a test out of 70 and recorded the results below. The
percentages shown are the average between all boys/girls in their respective class.
Class Boys Girls
A 54% 65%
B 72% 64%
C 70% 70%
1.2.1 Determine which class had the overall highest average. (2)
1.2.2 Determine the average mark of the boys in the B class. (2)
1.2.3 Determine the pass mark if the pass percentage is 40%. (2)
1.3 The Grade 10 sport’s coach needs to order PE shirts for all 215 Grade 10s. He sees the
following deal:
ORDER NOW!!!
First 100 shirts (any size) @ R69,80 per shirt.
Next 100 shirts (any size) @R55,50 per shirt.
Any number of shirts after that (any size) at R49,99.
145 Church Street, Kimberley. 1181
1.3.1 What is the name of the company with the special? (2)
1.3.2 Where is the store located? (2)
1.3.3 Calculate how much he would pay for 215 shirts. (4)
1.3.4 Round off your answer in QUESTION 1.3.1 to the nearest R10. (2)
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, 1.3.5 The coach orders the shirts and receives another 10% discount due to the
size of the order. Calculate the new price. (4)
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QUESTION 2
Jane wants to visit her grandmother during the school holidays. She will have to take the bus as
her parents are both working. Her grandmother lives 3 towns over – 421km away.
2.1 If the bus travels at 100km/h throughout the trip, determine how long the journey
would be without any stops. (3)
2.2 The bus route includes a 20-minute stop in the second town, how long would this
make the journey? (2)
2.3 The bus leaves at 6h15am from the bus station, what time should Jane’s grandmother
expect her to arrive? (3)
2.4 A retour bus ticket costs R365,00, determine how much it costs per
kilometre travelled. (3)
2.5 Jane’s parents decided to pay for 65% of her ticket price. Determine the remaining
amount Jane has to pay. (3)
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QUESTION 3
The graph below shows the results of a survey done in the school about what is the favourite sport
to watch amongst learners.
3.1 How many learners are there in the school? (2)
3.2 Determine the range of the data. (2)
3.3 Determine the median of the data. (2)
3.4 Determine the number of learners that watch ball sports. (2)
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QUESTION 1
1.1 Mrs Jones teaches 4 Mathematical Literacy classes with 35 learners each. 55% of the
learners are boys.
1.1.1 How many girls are there in each class? (2)
1.1.2 How many boys (total) does Mrs Jones teach? (2)
1.1.3 Give the ratio of boys to girls in one class in its simplest form. (2)
1.2 Mrs Jones gave her learners a test out of 70 and recorded the results below. The
percentages shown are the average between all boys/girls in their respective class.
Class Boys Girls
A 54% 65%
B 72% 64%
C 70% 70%
1.2.1 Determine which class had the overall highest average. (2)
1.2.2 Determine the average mark of the boys in the B class. (2)
1.2.3 Determine the pass mark if the pass percentage is 40%. (2)
1.3 The Grade 10 sport’s coach needs to order PE shirts for all 215 Grade 10s. He sees the
following deal:
ORDER NOW!!!
First 100 shirts (any size) @ R69,80 per shirt.
Next 100 shirts (any size) @R55,50 per shirt.
Any number of shirts after that (any size) at R49,99.
145 Church Street, Kimberley. 1181
1.3.1 What is the name of the company with the special? (2)
1.3.2 Where is the store located? (2)
1.3.3 Calculate how much he would pay for 215 shirts. (4)
1.3.4 Round off your answer in QUESTION 1.3.1 to the nearest R10. (2)
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, 1.3.5 The coach orders the shirts and receives another 10% discount due to the
size of the order. Calculate the new price. (4)
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QUESTION 2
Jane wants to visit her grandmother during the school holidays. She will have to take the bus as
her parents are both working. Her grandmother lives 3 towns over – 421km away.
2.1 If the bus travels at 100km/h throughout the trip, determine how long the journey
would be without any stops. (3)
2.2 The bus route includes a 20-minute stop in the second town, how long would this
make the journey? (2)
2.3 The bus leaves at 6h15am from the bus station, what time should Jane’s grandmother
expect her to arrive? (3)
2.4 A retour bus ticket costs R365,00, determine how much it costs per
kilometre travelled. (3)
2.5 Jane’s parents decided to pay for 65% of her ticket price. Determine the remaining
amount Jane has to pay. (3)
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QUESTION 3
The graph below shows the results of a survey done in the school about what is the favourite sport
to watch amongst learners.
3.1 How many learners are there in the school? (2)
3.2 Determine the range of the data. (2)
3.3 Determine the median of the data. (2)
3.4 Determine the number of learners that watch ball sports. (2)
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