ML Post Test
ML Post Test
SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
MATHEMATICAL LITERACY
MARKS: 60
TIME:2 Hours
1. This question paper consists of THREE questions. Answer ALL the questions.
2. The question paper has 1 ANNEXURE A. Question 2 should be answered using the
annexture.
3. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
otherwise stated.
7. ALL final answers must be rounded off to TWO decimal places, unless otherwise
stated.
QUESTION 1
1.1 The pie charts below show a municipality’s service deliver for a particular
period.
Study the pie charts above and answer the questions which follow.
1.1.5 Write the number of houses as a ratio to the number of apartments. (2)
1.2 The box-and-whisker plots below represent the age of people who viewed
three different films.
Study information below and answer the questions which follow:
1.2.1 Write down the median age of a viewer who viewed Film A. (2)
1.2.2 Determine the age of the youngest person who viewed Film B (2)
QUESTION 2
2.1 ANNEXURE A shows the tax rates for individuals for the 2019/2020 tax
year. Steven, 66years old, earned a taxable income of R1 398 120 per year.
He made a monthly contribution towards a medical aid for himself, his wife
and two children.
Use the information above and on ANNEXURE A to answer the following
questions:
2.1 Calculate Steven’s total medical scheme tax credits for a month. (3)
2.2 Steven claimed that his annual income tax is more than R460 000.
QUESTION 3
3.1 Toxic Waste is a line of sour candies. The Toxic Waste candy is packed in
novelty drum containers, each holding 16 pieces of sour candy that come in
five different flavours.
Study the drum container below and answer the questions that follow.
3.1.2 What is the radius of the circular top of the drum container? (2)
3.1.3 Determine the volume of the drum container, to the nearest whole cm3.
3.1.4 The drum container weighs 1, 7 oz. (48, 19 g). Determine how man
grams (2)
3.1.5 The Nutrition Facts on the back of the drum container states that
serving size of 5 sweets (15 g) contains 11 g of sugar.
3.2.1 Determine the actual length of the Cherry Chew Bar. (2)
3.3 Below is a picture of a front door car window. Mary claim that the perimeter of
this window is more than 10 m. Verify whether her claim is VALID, showing
all calculations.
(8)
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Mathematical Literacy Post Test 6 MP Winter Classes 2025
FET
ANNEXURE A
QUESTION 2
195 851 – 305 850 35 253 + 26% of taxable income above 195 850
305 851 – 423 300 63 853 + 31% of taxable income above 305 850
423 301 - 555 600 100 263 + 36% of taxable income above 423 300
555 6001 – 708 310 147 891 + 39% of taxable income above 555 600
708 311 – 1 500 000 207 448 + 41% of taxable income above 708 310
1 500 001 and above 532 041 + 45% of taxable income above 1 500 000
For the taxpayer who paid the medical scheme contribution R310