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MATH LIT IEB SCOPE/ SYLLUBUS
PAPER 1
Exam abbreviations
Accuracy = A
Method = M
Method continued accuracy = MCA
Continued accuracy = CA
Method accuracy = MA
Rounding = R
How it will be tested
General Exam Skills & Approach
Practice at least 10 past papers
Understand difference between Mathematical Literacy and Mathematics
Read all information carefully before answering
Check if solutions make sense
Communicate answers clearly with correct units
Show all working and methods
Round answers appropriately (round only at the end)
Justify comparisons and opinions with calculations or problem info
Foundational Mathematical Skills
Convert between word and number formats (especially money)
Convert money values (cents ↔ rands, millions)
Perform basic percentage calculations
Substitute values into formulas
Estimate values from graphs or tables
Calculate percentage difference, increase, or decrease
Data Handling (approx. 35% of paper)
Collecting Data
Know data collection instruments (observation, interview, questionnaire, survey)
Develop and use appropriate data collection forms
Understand populations vs samples and sampling effects
Read and complete questionnaires
Classifying & Organising Data
Understand categorical and numerical data (discrete and continuous)
Sort data by categories and intervals
Use tallies and frequency tables
Explain difference between discrete and continuous data
Complete frequency tables
Sort data in order
Count data values
Summarising Data
Understand mean, median, mode
Understand range, quartiles, interquartile range
Know impact of outliers
Understand strengths/limitations of averages and spread measures
Calculate and decide best average with reasons
Identify max and min values
Representing Data
Know graph types: pie charts, histograms, bar graphs, line graphs, scatter plots, box-and-
whisker plots
Interpret box plots
Draw graphs from data tables
Find missing pie chart percentages
Interpreting & Analysing Data
Question data collection, organisation, summary, representation for bias/errors
Interpret graphs
Calculate percentages
Finance (approx. 60% of paper)
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MATH LIT IEB SCOPE/ SYLLUBUS
PAPER 1
Exam abbreviations
Accuracy = A
Method = M
Method continued accuracy = MCA
Continued accuracy = CA
Method accuracy = MA
Rounding = R
How it will be tested
General Exam Skills & Approach
Practice at least 10 past papers
Understand difference between Mathematical Literacy and Mathematics
Read all information carefully before answering
Check if solutions make sense
Communicate answers clearly with correct units
Show all working and methods
Round answers appropriately (round only at the end)
Justify comparisons and opinions with calculations or problem info
Foundational Mathematical Skills
Convert between word and number formats (especially money)
Convert money values (cents ↔ rands, millions)
Perform basic percentage calculations
Substitute values into formulas
Estimate values from graphs or tables
Calculate percentage difference, increase, or decrease
Data Handling (approx. 35% of paper)
Collecting Data
Know data collection instruments (observation, interview, questionnaire, survey)
Develop and use appropriate data collection forms
Understand populations vs samples and sampling effects
Read and complete questionnaires
Classifying & Organising Data
Understand categorical and numerical data (discrete and continuous)
Sort data by categories and intervals
Use tallies and frequency tables
Explain difference between discrete and continuous data
Complete frequency tables
Sort data in order
Count data values
Summarising Data
Understand mean, median, mode
Understand range, quartiles, interquartile range
Know impact of outliers
Understand strengths/limitations of averages and spread measures
Calculate and decide best average with reasons
Identify max and min values
Representing Data
Know graph types: pie charts, histograms, bar graphs, line graphs, scatter plots, box-and-
whisker plots
Interpret box plots
Draw graphs from data tables
Find missing pie chart percentages
Interpreting & Analysing Data
Question data collection, organisation, summary, representation for bias/errors
Interpret graphs
Calculate percentages
Finance (approx. 60% of paper)
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