SUBJECT: MATHEMATICAL LITERACY
LEVEL : 2
DATE: SEPTEMBER P2
Student Name and Surname
Class group
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read ALL the questions carefully.
3. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question
paper.
4. Questions may be answered in any order, but subsections of questions may NOT be
separated.
5. Questions must be answered in blue or black ink.
6. Clearly show ALL calculations, diagrams, graphs etc. which you have used in
determining the answers.
7. If necessary, answers should be rounded off to TWO decimal places, unless stated
otherwise.
8. Work neatly and draw a line after each question you have answered.
9. Start each question on a clean page.
10. Diagrams are NOT drawn to scale.
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, QUESTION 1
1.1 “Toys R Us” a toyshop situated in Canal Walk, is having a sale. Their remote-
controlled cars are reduced by 13% and all educational workstations are
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marked down by . Calculate the following:
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1.1.1 If their remote-controlled cars costs R235,00 each, how much (2)
discount will be received?
1.1.2 If all educational workstations costs R385,00 calculate what their
sale price will be. (4)
1.2 During the holidays Xolani spent 120 minutes gardening. He spent 45 minutes
cutting the garden trees, 20 minutes trimming the lawn patch edges, 30 minutes
weeding, and the remainder of the time watering the flowers.
What fraction of the time (in simplest form) did Xolani spend on:
1.2.1 Cutting the garden trees? (2)
1.2.2 Watering the flowers? (2)
1.3 Sinalo was asked to bake 60 cheese muffins for a school function.
She has a recipe that makes 25 cheese muffins.
1.3.1 How much flour will she need to make 60 cheese muffins if she uses
600g of flour to make 25 cheese muffins, (2)
1.3.2 How much grated Cheese will she need for 60 cheese muffins if she
uses 350g grated cheese to make 25 cheese muffins. (2)
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LEVEL : 2
DATE: SEPTEMBER P2
Student Name and Surname
Class group
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read ALL the questions carefully.
3. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question
paper.
4. Questions may be answered in any order, but subsections of questions may NOT be
separated.
5. Questions must be answered in blue or black ink.
6. Clearly show ALL calculations, diagrams, graphs etc. which you have used in
determining the answers.
7. If necessary, answers should be rounded off to TWO decimal places, unless stated
otherwise.
8. Work neatly and draw a line after each question you have answered.
9. Start each question on a clean page.
10. Diagrams are NOT drawn to scale.
1
, QUESTION 1
1.1 “Toys R Us” a toyshop situated in Canal Walk, is having a sale. Their remote-
controlled cars are reduced by 13% and all educational workstations are
1
marked down by . Calculate the following:
5
1.1.1 If their remote-controlled cars costs R235,00 each, how much (2)
discount will be received?
1.1.2 If all educational workstations costs R385,00 calculate what their
sale price will be. (4)
1.2 During the holidays Xolani spent 120 minutes gardening. He spent 45 minutes
cutting the garden trees, 20 minutes trimming the lawn patch edges, 30 minutes
weeding, and the remainder of the time watering the flowers.
What fraction of the time (in simplest form) did Xolani spend on:
1.2.1 Cutting the garden trees? (2)
1.2.2 Watering the flowers? (2)
1.3 Sinalo was asked to bake 60 cheese muffins for a school function.
She has a recipe that makes 25 cheese muffins.
1.3.1 How much flour will she need to make 60 cheese muffins if she uses
600g of flour to make 25 cheese muffins, (2)
1.3.2 How much grated Cheese will she need for 60 cheese muffins if she
uses 350g grated cheese to make 25 cheese muffins. (2)
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