Western Cape Education Department

Directorate: Curriculum FET

MATHEMATICAL
LITERACY
REVISION BOOKLET
2024 TERM 2

Grade 11

This revision program is designed to assist you in revising the critical

content and skills covered during the 2nd term. The purpose is to prepare
you to understand the key concepts and to provide you with an
opportunity to establish the required standard and the application of the
knowledge necessary to succeed in the NCS examination.
The revision program covers the following topics:
• MAPS AND PLANS Pg. 2 - 8
• FINANCE Pg. 9 – 15
• DATA Pg. 16 - 20
• MEASUREMENT Pg. 21 - 26
MAPS, PLANS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OF THE WORLD
A. SCALE
Work with the following types of scales on maps and plans

• Number scale,
• Bar scale
With an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of each type of scale and the
situations in which one type of scale is more appropriate than the other.

o Bar scales compare length measured in different units.

o Units are a very important part of a bar scale
o Bar scales are used when estimations are involved

Number Scale

• A number scale is written in the format 1 : 50.

o Number scales compare lengths measured in the same unit.
o It is important to notice that no units are included on the number scale
o Number scales are used when accurate measurements are involved.
o Use a given scale to determine actual measurements when given measured values, or
measured values from given actual values.
• Use a scale and measure paper measurements in order to calculate real measurements.
• Determine the most appropriate scale. Differentiate between large and small scale map,
explaining appropriateness
• Determine the scale in the form of 1: …... (Format = P: R) where P stands for the paper
measurement, and R stands for the real/actual measurement.

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QUESTION 1
Below is the plan of a village hall. The scale of the plan is 1: 100. Use the plan to answer the
questions below.
NOTE: You cannot measure accurately from the computer screen, so you need to
remember that each small square on the plan is half a centimeter wide1 cm is the same as
the length of 2 small squares.

Use the above plan to answer to each of these questions below.

1.1 How long is the kitchen in real life?

1.2 What are the dimensions of the main hall in real life?

1.3 What is the length of the kitchen window in real life?

1.4 What is the perimeter of the main hall in real life?

1.5 What is the area of the gent’s toilet in real life?

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B. Maps
Work with the following Maps;

• street maps with and without a grid reference system;

• national and provincial road and rail maps;

• strip charts showing distances on a portion of road;

• elevation maps (e.g. the Comrades Marathon route)

• residential or housing estate maps

Related concepts/ terms/ vocabulary

General direction, compass directions, relative directions: North, East, South and West
• Relative position of an object/place in relation to the other object/place. Where is the other
object in relation to the other?

• Return trip: The first trip to the destination and the second trip when going back home.
• Single trip is only one trip from one destination to another.
• Large scale maps are maps showing greater detail eg names of streets

• Small scale maps show less detail; some places are not shown.
• Work with Maps showing the seating plan and/or layout of the classroom.
• Maps showing the layout of buildings and/or sport field at a school.
• Maps showing the layout of the stores in a shopping centre.
• Working with streets maps with and without grid reference.
• National and Provincial roads and rail maps.
• Strips charts showing distance on a portion of road.
• Elevation maps (e.g. The Comrades Marathon road)
• Residential or housing estate maps

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B. MAPS
QUESTION 1

1.1 How many learners are in the class? (2)

1.2 You are sitting at table O. Explain how you would go from your desk to the door
without disturbing other learners, using words like “left, right, in front of,
behind.” (3)

1.3 Define the given scale 1: 50 (2)

1.4 Your friend forgot her bag in the classroom, and she asks you to go and fetch her
bag. She gives you the following instructions: “walk through the door and turn
right after the second row of desks. Walk past four rows of your desk and look to
your left, look over the desk next to you. My bag is on the floor.” Where did she
leave her bag? (3)

1.5 Which learner is sitting directly in front of the teacher’s desk? (2)

1.6 Using the given scale 1:50, calculate the actual length of the wall if it is
measured to be 15cm. (3)

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QUESTION 2

Study the map below and answer the questions based on the map.

2.1 Name the two scales that are given at the bottom of the map. (2)
2.2 What are the advantages of using each scale? (2)
2.3 In which general direction is Mthatha from Butterworth? (2)
2.4 Name any three towns which are along the N2 between Butterworth and Beacon Bay. (3)
2.5 Give the compass direction from Mthatha to East London. (2)
2.6 A distance from Garner’s Drift to Ngcobo Tsazo is measured to be 12cm. Using the
number scale calculate the actual distance in km. (3)

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QUESTION 3

Below is New Castle mall. Study the map and answer the questions that follow.

3.1 If you want to go to Checkers which is the nearest entrance? (2)

3.2 From entrance two, in what general direction is Pick n pay? (2)

3.3 Give the direction to Woolworths store from entrance 3. (3)

3.4 The scale of the map is 1: 100

If the length of Edgars store is 50cm, calculate the actual distance in metres. (3)

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QUESTION 4

Use the strip map of the that shows the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth route below to answer the
questions that follow.

4.1 How many national roads are shown on the map? (2)
4.2 Name the two national parks from the map, which are the nearest to the N2. (2)
4.3 If you travel 458km from cape town on the N2, then travel 360km on the N12 in
which city or town are you? (2)
4.4 You stay in Ladysmith and you meet a lost tourist in your town, he wants to go to
the ADDO NATIONAL PARK. Give the tourist the directions that will take him
to the park. (5)
4.5 If you travelling from Paarl to Ladismith, which of the following routes is the
shortest, Paarl via Worcester or Paarl via Cape Town? Show calculations to
support the decision. (5)

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FINANCE
A. INTEREST

• Perform calculations involving simple and compound interest through manual

calculations and without the use of formulae
Represent simple interest growth scenarios using linear graphs and compound interest
growth scenarios using graphs showing compound change.

Related concepts/ terms/ vocabulary

• Interest is the amount of money that is either earned or charged.
• Earned interest is the income that a person receives from a bank or a company.
• Charged interest is the fee that a bank or a company charges a person for borrowing
money from them.
• Interest rate is the percentage used to calculate the amount of interest that is either
earned or charged.
• Principal amount is the original amount of money initially invested or borrowed. i.e. the
starting amount.
• Accumulated/ total amount of the investment or loan is the final amount which is made
up of the principal amount plus interest.
• Time period of the investment or loan is the length of time for which the money is
invested / borrowed.
• Simple interest is calculated only on the principal amount of money that is invested /
borrowed.
• Compound interest is calculated on the accumulated / total amount of money, i.e. on the
principal amount plus on any interest accrued (i.e. interest in interest).
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QUESTION 1
1.1 Lindelwa is a varsity student and takes out a loan of R8 500, to be paid back with
simple interest of 4,8% per annum, over 3 years.
1.1.1 Calculate how much interest Lindelwa will pay in total. (4)
1.1.2 Calculate how much Lindelwa will pay back after 3 years. (2)

1.2 Amu invests R20 600 for 7 years at 8% simple interest.

1.2.1 Calculate the amount of interest he will earn on his money over the 7 year period. (3)
1.2.2 What amount would he have in his account after 7 years? (2)
1.3 Odwa would like to save in order to complete a catering course. He decides to invest

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 R3 000 into a savings account that yields a 12% p.a. compound interest rate. If the
catering course is R4 500, how many years will it take Odwa to save enough money to (6)
complete his course?

1.4 If R1 240 is invested at 5,5% interest per annum, compounded half yearly. How much
money will there be in the account after 1 year? (6)

1.5. Complete the missing values in the table below, based on the information given:
Number of years 0 1 2 3 4 5
Using simple interest 500 575 650 A B 875
@ 15% p.a. (R)
Compound interest 500 575 661,25 C D 1 005,69
@ 15% p.a. (R) (8)

B. Banking
Investigate various types of bank accounts, including:
• savings account;
• cheque/current account;
• fixed deposit account;
• Credit account (with a credit card) and a debit account (with a debit card).
Loans and Investments
Investigate the following types of loan and investment scenarios:

• Informal loans agreements between family members.

• Investments in fixed deposit accounts where money is deposited and withdrawn
from the account only once.
• Hire-purchase agreements

Related concepts/ terms/ vocabulary

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Sale price: The stated price of the item to be purchased (e.g. sale price of a
house, cash price of a car, etc.)
• Deposit: An amount that must be paid upfront before the loan is guaranteed. It is
often stipulated as a percentage of the loan amount.
• Loan amount: The actual amount owed to the bank or loan agent.
Loan Amount = Sale Price – Deposito
• Interest rate: The percentage of the loan amount that will be charged as a ‘fee’

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 for borrowing the money. It is calculated on the balance owed.
• Interest: The amount paid for loaning the money. Calculated on the amount
owed at the end of each month.
• Loan term: The amount of time a person has to pay back the loan (e.g. 5 or 6
years for a car or 15 or 20 years for a house).
• Monthly repayments: The amount of money that must be paid back to the bank
or loan agent every month. A table of values is used to
calculate the monthly repayment.
• Real cost: The total amount that will be paid for the loan over the whole life of
the loan.
• Interest paid: The amount that is charged on the loan
Interest Paid = Real cost – Original Loan amount
B.
QUESTION 1

1. Mike would like to buy a car. He uses the loan factor table below to determine the interest
rate against the loan period.
LOAN INTEREST RATE
PERIOD
10% 10.25% 10.50% 10.75% 11% 11.5% 12%
3 years 32.27 32.38 32.50 32.62 32.74 32.98 33.21

4 years 25.36 25.48 25.60 25.72 25.84 26.09 26.33

5 years 21.25 21.37 21.49 21.62 21.74 21.99 22.24

6 years 18.53 18.65 18.78 18.91 19.03 19.29 19.55

Study the factor table above and answer the following questions:

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1.1. Calculate the deposit Mike will pay for the car in the above advertisement (2)
1.2. Calculate the loan amount once the deposit has been taken into account. (2)
1.3. Using your answer from Question 1.2 and the table of loan factors to calculate the
monthly payment. You may use the formula:
(3)
Monthly payment = Loan amount ÷ 1 000 × Loan factor
1.4. Using your answer to Question 1.3, calculate the total amount that will be paid to
the bank for the car. (3)

1.5. Using the answer to Question 1.4, calculate the total interest paid to the bank. (2)

QUESTION 2

Thandiswa loves to scrapbook and therefore takes lots of pictures. She decides to buy a
new camera and sees the following advert.

CAMERA NOW

ONLY R3 999, 00

DEPOSIT: R150, 00

Thandiswa has two options when buying this camera:

Option 1: She can buy the camera on hire purchase with simple interest charged at 15% p.a
and an insurance fee of R30 to be paid monthly. She will need to pay a deposit of R150.
OR
Option 2: her father, Thulani, will lend her the money, but will charge interest at 5% p.a
compounded yearly, over the lending period of three years.

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2.1. Determine how much she will have to pay in total if she chooses the hire purchase
agreement over three years. (6)
2.2. Use the information for option two and determine how much Thandiswa will have to
pay her father at the end of three years. She does not need to pay a deposit. (6)
2.3. Which is the better option for Thandiswa? Give a reason for your answer (3)

QUESTION 3

Mr. and Mrs Mbatha, a newly married couple are about to buy their first home through BNT
Bank. They find a property they like at a price ofR1 250 000 (ignore transfer costs and lawyer’s
fees). Mr. Mbatha was given 20% by his parents as a deposit.

BNT Bank granted them a home loan on the balance.

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 Bond Repayment Factors

YEARS
Interest (%) rate
5 10 15 20 25 30

10,00 21,25 13,22 10,75 9,65 9,09 8,78

10,25 21,37 13,35 10,90 9,82 9,26 8,96

1050 21,49 13,49 11,05 9,98 9,44 9,15

10,75 21,62 13,63 11,21 10,15 9,62 9,33

11,00 21,74 13,78 11,37 10,32 9,80 9,52

11,25 21,87 13,92 11,52 10,49 9,98 9,71

11,50 21,99 14,06 11,68 10,66 10,16 9,90

Use the supplied information and table above to answer the following questions.

3.1 Identify the number of years they will pay back the bond from BNT Bank if the
repayment factor is 10,32 and the interest rate is 11%. (2)

3.2 Calculate the total amount they need to borrow from the bank. (4)

3.3 Using the table and information above, work out their monthly repayment.
You may use the following formula:
bond amount
Monthly repayment = 1 000 × bond repayment factor (3)

3.4 Calculate the total amount they will have paid at the end of the term, excluding (3)
lawyers’ fees and transfer costs.

3.5 Calculate the total interest paid on their home loan from BNT Bank. (2)

C. Inflation
Investigate changes in the prices of goods and/or services over a period of time.
Related concepts/ terms/ vocabulary

• Inflation is a measure of change in the purchasing power of money over time.

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 • Inflation therefore represents the average increase in the price of goods and
services over a period of time.
Methodology
The inflation rate is the percentage change (normally an increase) in the cost of goods
from one year (or month) to the next.
Example: an inflation rate of 7.4% per annum for January 2019 means that, from January
2018 to January 2019, the prices increased on average by 7.4%.
C. QUESTION 1
The graph below indicates the inflation in selected food and drinks from February 2018 to
February 2019. Study the graph below and answer the following questions:

FOOD INFLATION FROM FEBRUARY 2018 TO FEBRUARY 2019

FOOD ONLY

BREAD AND GRAIN PRODUCTS

MEAT

FISH

MILK, CHEESE AND EGGS

OILS AND FATS

FRUITS

VEGETABLES

1.1 The price of bread in February 2019 was R13,99. Determine what the cost of
bread was in February 2018. (5)

1.2 Explain what -0,5% on the graph means in this context. (2)

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DATA HANDLING
A. ORGANISING & CLASSIFYING DATA:
1. Sorting involves putting data in a particular order:
▪ Numerical data = usually ascending order (smallest to biggest)
o Distinguish between discrete data (number of people, number of cars, etc. – can be
counted) and continuous data (weights, rainfall, etc.-can be measured)
▪ Categorical data = could be arranged in alphabetical order.
2. Frequency tables and tallies:
▪ Frequency value is a value that indicates how often a piece of data appears in a data set.
▪ Frequency tables are used to summarise the different values in a set and allow us to do a
clear comparison.
▪ When the set is extremely large (big range of numbers), it is easier to group values in
intervals e.g. 0 – 9; 10 – 19; 20 – 29; etc.

QUESTION 1
The following grouped frequency table gives the points scored for girls’ and boys’ basketball
teams.
POINTS SCORED GIRLS’ TEAMS BOYS’ TEAMS
0–9 0 0
10 – 19 0 0
20 – 29 5 2
30 – 39 6 8
40 – 49 12 3
50 – 59 4 11
60 – 69 1 6
70 – 79 1 0
80 – 100 1 0
TOTAL 30 30

Use the grouped frequency table of basketball points to answer the following questions:
1.1 How many times did a team score above 70 points in a match? Was this a girl-
or boys- team? (2)
1.2 What was the most frequent number of points scored by the girls’ team? Give
your answer as an interval. (2)

1.3 What was the most frequent number of points scored by the boys’ team? Give
your answer as an interval. (2)
1.4 What was the lowest score interval for both boys’ and girls’ teams? (2)
1.5 What are the disadvantages of a grouped frequency table like this? (2)

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B. REPRESENTING DATA
1. Double bar graphs

2. Vertical stack bar graphs:

3. Pie-of-pie or Bar-of-pie chart:

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4. Two-line graphs:

5. Scatter plot graphs

QUESTION 1

The following pie chart below shows the number of people living in certain provinces in South
Africa, as well as the size of the populations of other provinces in relation to the South African
population (expressed as a percentage)

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1.1 If the total population of South Africa was 46 495 000 when this graph was drawn, use
the pie chart to complete the following table:
PROVINCES NUMBER OF PEOPLE % OF SA POPULATION
EASTERN CAPE a 14,0%
FREE STATE b 5,8%
GAUTENG 9 443 000 c
KWAZULU – NATAL d 21,0%
LIMPOPO 5 415 000 e
MPUMALANGA f 7,0%
NORTH WEST 3 799 000 g
NORTHERN CAPE 818 000 h
WESTERN CAPE i 10,2%
(8)
1.2 Which province has the largest population? (2)
1.3 Which province has the smallest population? (2)
1.4 Which provinces have similar sized populations? (4)

C. SUMMARISING DATA
Related concepts/Terms/ Vocabulary

• Mean – The sum of all of the data values divided by the number of data values in the
set. Commonly referred to as the average.
• Median – The “middle value” in a sorted (arranged) data set.
• Mode – The number/data value that appears the most in a data set.
• Range – The difference between the lowest and the highest value in a data set.

MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY:

• Mean, Median & Mode
• Indicates a value in the data set that can be seen to be representative and stand for the
majority of the values in the data set.

MEASURES OF SPREAD:
• Range
• Gives an indication how spread out the values in a data set is.
• Only becomes possible to see if values in a set are widely spread out when it becomes
possible to compare the range to another data set.
• The spread of values in a data set can provide important information trends that exist
within a data set.

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QUESTION 1
James employs 10 workers by his school tuckshop. Below are the weekly wages of the 10
employees.
R500; R450; R350; R750; R350; R450; R750; R450; R400; R300

1.1 Calculate the following:

a) Mean
b) Median
(8)
c) Mode
1.2 Which indicator(s) provides the most realistic average weekly income of the
workers? Explain your answer. (3)
1.3 Which indicator(s) provides an unrealistic average weekly income of the
workers? Explain your answer. (3)

QUESTION 2
The following graph shows the average annual school fees for government schools per
province in South Africa.

2.1 Determine the mean annual school fees in South Africa (assume for the
purposes of calculations that all schools have the same amount of schools per
province). (3)
2.2 Determine the median annual school fees in South Africa. From which province
is this value? (3)
2.3 Why would it not be possible to determine the modal average for this set of
data? (2)
2.4 Determine the range of the annual school fees in South Africa. (3)

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MEASUREMENT
• Measuring length, distance, Mass, Volume and Temperature.
• Perimeter, area and volume.
•
Related concepts/Terms/ Vocabulary

• Weight/Mass: An amount of matter in an object.

• Estimate: ‘Rule of thumb method’ e.g. one large step is equal to one meter.
NB: Estimation can be used when cooking.
• Length: measurement of an object from one end to the other, e.g. length of the soccer field
is between 100m – 110m.
• Distance: Is a physical length between two points, e.g. distance between Richards bay and
Durban is approximately 200km.
• Capacity: The amount of space available to hold something.
• Circle: closed curve that is everywhere at the same distance from a fixed point.
• Circumference: Distance around a circle.
• Diameter: The line that divides the circle into two equal parts.
• Radius: The line drawn from the centre to the circumference of a circle.
• Perimeter: The total distance around the boundary/edge of a shape.
• Area: The surface enclosed by the boundary length of a two-dimensional figure. Units are
mm2, cm2, m2 or km2.
• Volume: The amount of space that can be occupied by an object.

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QUESTION 1

Mr Myeni is a businessman in Umhlanga rocks area. He invited his business partner from
London for the business meeting. When his partner arrives to the Durban international airport,
he searched for the weather forecast on his phone.

Use the weather forecast to answer the following questions.

1.1 On which day will the temperature be the highest? (2)
1.2 What is the maximum temperature Tuesday? (2)
1.3 What is the difference on the minimum and maximum temperature on the 8th of
March? (2)
o
1.4 Convert the minimum temperature of Wednesday to F. Round off your answer
to the nearest temperature.
You may use the formula oF= (1.8 x oC) + 32 (3)

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QUESTION 2

Jabu is building a new flower bed and is using a bucket to carry soil from another part of the
garden to the new bed. He knows his bucket has a capacity of 10 litres.

2.1 If 300 litres of soil must be moved and for each trip Jabu fills the bucket to the
top with soil, how many trips will Jabu have to make with bucket to move all
soil? (2)

2.2 Jabu decides that 10 litres of soil is too heavy to carry. How many trips will he
have to make to move all the soil if he only fills the bucket with 7 litres of soil
at a time? (3)

2.3 Is the relationship between the number of trips and the volume of the soil inside
the bucket a direct or indirect proportion? Give a reason for your choice. (3)

2.4 Jabu’s friend Mathew arrives with his wheelbarrow and a spade. He suggested
that Jabu should rather move the soil using the wheelbarrow. If the
wheelbarrow has a capacity of 150 litres and they fill it to capacity.

2.4.1 How many trips will Jabu have to make to move all the soil? (2)

2.4.2 Which option that will be better to move the soil between the wheelbarrow and
the bucket? Give a reason for your choice. (3)

QUESTION 3

Cape Town stadium has one of the largest soccer fields in South Africa. The managers of the
stadium want to replace the grass of the soccer field. Rectangular blocks of grass of 150 cm ×
80 cm will be used to cover the soccer field.

PICTURE SKETCH

NOTE:
Length of the soccer field = 110 meters
Width of the soccer field = 80 yards
Diameter of the circle in the centre of the soccer field = 14,64 metres
1 metre = 1,0936 yards

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3.1 Determine the width (in m) of the soccer field. (2)
3.2 Calculate the area of the grass in metres squared (m2) that needs to be replaced.
The following formula may be used:
Area = length × width (2)
3.3 Calculate how many blocks of grass will be required to cover the soccer field. (5)
3.4 Determine the radius of the circle in the centre of the soccer field. (2)

QUESTION 4
The principal of a school in Cape Town is worried about the rapid spread of the Corona virus
in the area. The principal wants to buy masks for all the learners in the school to fight the
spread of the virus. The school has 650 learners enrolled for the 2020 academic year.
The diagram below shows the picture of the box of masks that the principal intends to buy.

NOTE:
The length of the box is 15cm.
The height of the box is 1,5 times the length.
Each box contains 30 masks.
Each box cost R79.50 including VAT.

4.1 Calculate how many boxes the principal must buy if each learner will get one
mask. (3)
4.2 Calculate the height of the box (in meters). (3)
4.3 If the volume of the box is 0.003m3, Calculate the width of the box in meters.
You may use the following formula:
Volume = length x width x height (4)
4.4 Calculate the total cost, including VAT, of buying masks for all the learners. (2)

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QUESTION 5

A builder is completing 75 low cost houses. to reduce the water bill, each house will have a
rainwater tank. The tank will be placed on a cubic concrete stand as shown below.

The tank has a diameter of 1,7m and the height of 2200mm.

The volume of the tank is 5000 l.

5.1 Determine the capacity of the tank. (2)

5.2 Explain the difference between diameter and the radius. (2)

5.3 Determine the radius of the water tank in meters. (2)

5.4 Calculate the volume of the tank if it is 80% full.

You may use the following formula:
𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆 = 𝝅 × 𝒓𝟐 × height
(4)
5.5 The depth of the stand is 180cm and the width is 1,8m. The builder stated that
5,820 m3 of concrete is needed to fill up the stand. Verify by means of
calculations if his claim is correct.
You may use the formula:
Volume = Side × Side × side
(3)

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QUESTION 6

Mr. Msomi wants the roof of his house to be painted. The roof needs two coats of paint. One
litre of paint covers an area of 16m2. The paint is available in one litre cans at R180 a can and
in 5 litre cans at R850 a can. Labour cost R35/m2.

PICTURE OF THE ROOF SKETCH OF THE ROOF

Dimensions of the roof:

Length = 10,5m
Width = 10m
Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(L + W)
Area of a rectangle = L x W

6.1 How many litres of paint are needed to paint the roof? (5)

6.2 Which option is the most cost effective to buy the paint?
Show all calculations. (5)

6.3 What is the total cost to get the roof painted? (2)

6.4 Mr Msomi will attach fascia boards on the edges of the roof. Determine the total
cost of fascia boards if it cost R250/3m long. (4)

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