Basic Education

KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education

UMLAZI DISTRICT

MATHEMATICS

STATISTICS, PROBABILITY &

TERM 3 2023

INFROMAL TASK

GRADE 10

MARKS: 50

TIME: 1 hour

EXAMINER: MR N MBHELE
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1. This question paper consists of 4 questions.

2. Answer ALL the questions.

3. Clearly show ALL calculations, diagrams, graphs etc. that you have used to determine the
answers.

4. Present your answers according to the instructions for each question

5. Answers only will NOT necessarily be awarded full marks.

6. You may use an approved scientific calculator (non-programmable and

7. Where necessary, round-off answers to TWO decimal places, unless otherwise stated.

8. Diagrams are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.

9. Number the questions correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper.

10. Write neatly and legibly.

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QUESTION 1

1.1 For any two events, A and B, it is given that P(A) = 0,25, P(B) = 0,89 and
P(A or B)' = 0,05

1.1.1 Calculate P(A or B). (2)

1.1.2 Are the two events mutually exclusive? Justify your answer. (2)

1.1.3 Calculate P(A and B). (2)

1.1.4 What is the probability of event B only? (2)

1.2 In a small town of 1 500 people, there are two main banks, Add Savings and Multiplier Bank.
Most of the people in the town bank with one or both of these banks. 600 people bank with
Add Savings and 950 bank with Multiplier Bank. 235 people in the town do not use either
Add Savings or Multiplier Bank.

1.2.1 Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate the information given above. (4)

1.2.2 What is the probability that a person from the town uses both banks? (1)

1.2.3 What is the probability that a person from the town does not use Multiplier Bank? (2)
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QUESTION 2

2.1 In the diagram below, a person is standing at point A which is 30 m away from point B.
Point A and point B are on the same horizontal plane. The angle of elevation of a first
storey window at point C from point A is 15°. The angle of elevation of the second storey
window at point D from point A is 21°.

15° 21°
B A
30 m

Determine the distance between the two windows. (6)

2.2

E
26,2°

34,4°

S M H

From the top of the lighthouse, 55 m above sea level, two boats M and H, sailing due east,
have angles of depression of 26,2° and 34,4° as shown.

Calculate the distance between the two boats. (5)

2.3 Simplify the following expression WITHOUT using a calculator.

cos 0° + sin2 60° + 2 . sec 45° (4)

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QUESTION 3
The heights of 18 grade 8 learners were recorded in cm as shown below. Use the data below to
answer the questions that follow.

147 131 142 133 152 125

3.1 Represent the data on a stem and leaf diagram. (4)

3.2 Determine the:

3.2.1 Median (2)

3.2.2 Mode (1)

3.2.3 Lower quartile and the upper quartile (2)

3.2.4 Mean (2)

QUESTION 4

The figures in the table below are the ages, to the nearest year, of a random sample of 30 people
negotiating a mortgage in a bank. Use the data below to answer the questions that follow.

29 26 31 42 38 45 35 37 38 38
36 39 49 40 32 32 34 27 56 29
33 31 33 52 44 32 30 38 42 33

4.1 Complete the frequency table on the diagram provided in your ANSWER BOOK. (4)

FREQUENCY TABLE

AGE INTERVALS TALLY FREQUENCY

4.2 Use the information from the frequency table to draw a histogram on the grid provided in
the SPECIAL ANSWER SHEET. (2)

4.3 Draw a frequency polygon on the grid provided in the SPECIAL ANSWER SHEET. (3)
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TOTAL: 50
QUESTION 3

Solution Marks/

3.1

(4)

3.2 3.2.1

(2)

3.2.2

(1)

3.2.3

(2)

3.2.4

(2)
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QUESTION 4

Solution Marks/

4.1 TALLY FREQUENCY

25  x < 33
33  x < 41
41  x < 49
49  x < 57 (4)

4.2
frequency/

Age (2)

4.3

frequency/

Age/ (3)
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