AUGUST 2012

FOUNDATIONAL MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

EXEMPLAR 1

TIME TO COMPLETE: 2½ HOURS

Question 1
What are the missing numbers in the following sequence?

3, 6, ____, 24, _____.

A 8 and 26
B 9 and 27
C 9 and 33
D 12 and 48

Question 2
The readings (in kWh) on Mrs Sebe’s electricity meter at the end of June and the end of July are
shown in the diagrams below.

If each unit of electricity costs 29,12 cents, what is the cost of the electricity used by Mrs Sebe in
July?

A R590.50
B R119,54
C R171,95
D R200,41

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Question 3
The rainfall in a certain town in South Africa was recorded in 2006. The data for July is missing.

What was the rainfall for July if the total rainfall in 2006 was 200 mm?

A 7 mm
B 6,5 mm
C 193 mm
D 14 mm

Question 4
The municipality put up foreign flags, South African flags and FIFA flags along the main roads for
the Soccer World Cup Tournament in a ratio of 31:5:4.

How many flags in total did they put up if 19 995 foreign flags were put up?
A 68 882 flags
B 25 800 flags
C 35 991 flags
D 22 217 flags

Question 5
A bill at a restaurant comes to R234,49.

If a 10% tip is added, how much is paid for the meal in total?
A R211,09
B R224,49
C R257,94
D R244,49

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Question 6
The price of a 0,5 kg packet of sugar, before 14% VAT is added, is R8,00.

How much will you have to pay for 2,5 kg of sugar, including VAT?

A R54,00
B R40,00
C R45,60
D R34,40

Question 7
The table below shows the incidence of Swine flu cases in certain countries of the world that were
mostly affected by the virus.

Determine the mean mortality rate in the countries listed. The answer has been rounded to the
nearest whole number.

A 367
B 20
C 169
D 46

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Question 8
The Palala Soccer team organised a trip to Pretoria Zoo. Twenty-five people signed up for the trip.
A bus was hired, costing each person R66,50. Six of the people decided not to go on the trip. They
did not pay anything towards the hire of the bus.

What will the new cost per person be?

A R66,50
B R1 263,50
C R87,50
D R2 187,50

Question 9
An amount of R20 000 is invested. Simple interest is calculated at 12% per annum.

How much will there be in the account after 4 years?

A R48 000
B R32 000
C R29 600
D R20 048

Question 10
In a perfect cube the length of every side is the same. The area of one side of a cube is given as
(length of side)². The volume of the cube is given as (length of side)³.

Kagiso’s job is to make and paint wooden boxes shaped as a cube. The length of one side is 32
cm.

(i) How much wood does he need for 1 side of the box?

(ii) How much space does each box occupy?

A (i) 1 024 cm² (ii) 32 768 cm³

B (i) 64 cm² (ii) 96 cm³
C (i) 1 024 cm² (ii) 96 cm³
D (i) 64 cm² (ii) 32 768 cm³

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Question 11
The following table shows the number of members of the Moabi Sports Club taking part in the
various sports.

Which histogram correctly represents the information in the table?

A Option A
B Option B
C Option C
D Option D

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Question 12
Mandla's taxable income for the year is R750 000. He must pay tax according to the formula:
R131 125 + 40% of the amount above R450 000.

What tax must Mandla pay for the year?

A R431 125
B R300 000
C R120 000
D R251 125

Question 13
Priscilla sets her kitchen clock correctly at 13:00 on Sunday. She knows that the clock is faulty
and loses three minutes every hour. She has to leave home at 10:00 on Monday morning to attend
a meeting.

What will her clock read when the correct time is 10:00 on Monday?

A 08:57
B 09:39
C 10:21
D 11:03

Question 14
The frequency of a musical note is measured in Hertz (Hz). The frequency of the note ‘A’ is 440
Hz. The frequency of the note ‘B’ is 493,88 Hz.

Calculate the frequency of ‘C’ (correct to the nearest Hz), by increasing the frequency of ‘B’ by
5,95%.
A 499 Hz
B 500 Hz
C 522 Hz
D 523 Hz

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Question 15
Themba scored the following marks in 5 tests:
10 for English; 11 for Mathematics; 8 for Life Science; 9 for Afrikaans and 7 for Business
Economics.

If a pie chart is drawn to represent these marks, what angle would be represented by Life Science?

A 29°
B 18°
C 64°
D 8°

Question 16
A rugby stadium has a capacity of 60 000 people. The table below shows the numbers of
spectators who attended matches during one month.

What fraction of the stadium was filled in the second week?

A Option A
B Option B
C Option C
D Option D

Question 17
Nomusa leaves South Africa to work in the USA for 2 years. She earns $2 850 per month. She
saves 50% of her salary every month.

How much money will she save in South African currency after 2 years? (Use exchange rate of
$1=R7,85)

A R536 940,00
B R268 470,00
C R44 740,50
D R68 400,00

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Question 18
What two basic shapes make up a soccer ball?

A Hexagon and Pentagon

B Pentagon and Septagon
C Octagon and Hexagon
D Septagon and Octagon

Question 19
Themba is a car salesman. He gets a basic salary of R3 000 a month and commission of R2 500
for every car he sells. In July Themba sold 5 cars.

What was his gross income in July?

A R27 500
B R5 500
C R12 500
D R15 500

Question 20
Thabo earns R8 265,00 per month. 25% is deducted from his salary for tax. He spends R1 628,45
on clothing which includes tax of 14%.

What is the total tax amount that Thabo paid in that month?
A R2 294.23
B R2 066,25
C R2 266,24
D R2 588,25

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Question 21
The length of a soccer field is 110 m along the touch lines and 75 m along the goal lines. The
coach of the Palala soccer team instructs the team to run around the field 15 times.

What is the distance they will run in kilometres?

A 5,55 km
B 1,65 km
C 3,30 km
D 2,25 km

Question 22
Kgotso has finished school and has decided to become a motor mechanic. He has to work in an
apprenticeship for 4 years during which time he will also have to study part-time. The Menton
Motor Company is willing to pay for his studies. He will receive a salary during this time on the
condition that he passes his exams.

If his studies cost the company R15 000 per year, what will the company pay out altogether for the
four years of his apprenticeship?

Use the table below to calculate this amount.

A R192 000
B R132 000
C R147 000
D R71 000

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Question 23
The diagram shows a block of cubes. Dillo looks at the block of cubes from above.

Which of the following options correctly illustrates Dillo’s view?

A Option A
B Option B
C Option C
D Option D

Question 24
Boleka Bank loans money according to the table below.

If R150 000 is loaned and repaid over 30 years, what is the total amount paid back to the bank?

A R354 000
B R450 000
C R504 000
D R576 000

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Question 25
The number of cameras sold in a shop during four days is shown in the graph below.

On what day did the shop sell exactly 20 cameras?

A Thursday
B Friday
C Tuesday
D Wednesday

Question 26
Mrs Nel bakes cakes to sell. She has a new recipe for chocolate cupcakes. The recipe she is using
makes 24 cupcakes. According to the recipe she must use 750 ml of milk and 500 g of flour.

If Mrs Nel wants to make 60 cupcakes how much milk and flour will she need?
A 786 ml of milk and 536 g of flour
B 1,875 ml of milk and 1,250 g of flour
C 0,786 l of milk and 0,536 kg of flour
D 1,875 l of milk and 1,250 kg of flour

Question 27
Janine's bank account balance is R360. She withdraws R500 from her account. Later her employer
deposits R9 050 into her bank account.

What is her new bank balance after the last transaction?

A R8 910
B R9 190
C R9 910
D R8 850

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Question 28
Tommy puts down marbles on blocks as shown in the diagram below.

How many marbles will he have put down in total by the time he gets to block G if he continues
with this pattern?

A 8
B 28
C 7
D 21

Question 29
The table below shows the prices of different fuels at the coast and inland during 2009.

Which fuel had the highest average price and which fuel had the lowest average price?

A Option A
B Option B
C Option C
D Option D

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Question 30
A bottle of cough mixture contains 250 ml. The dosage instructions are shown in the table below.

Themba weighs 28 kg. He takes the cough mixture twice a day for 7 days.

How much cough mixture is left in the bottle after 7 days?

A 140 ml
B 110 ml
C 210 ml
D 40 ml

Question 31
The analogue clock face below shows the time in the evening.

What would the digital display be?

A 11:35
B 11:19
C 23:19
D 23:35

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Question 32
A school held a competition for the soccer team players and recorded the distances, in metres, that
some of the players kicked the ball and passed the ball. The graph below shows these results.

(i) Which player passed the ball the shortest distance?

(ii) Which player kicked the ball the longest distance?

A (i) Jabu and (ii) Joseph

B (i) Joseph and (ii) John
C (i) Themba and (ii) Patrick
D (i) Patrick and (ii) John

Question 33
Rachel is a saleslady. She earns a basic salary of R8 000 per month and 18% commission on the
sales she makes.

She pays R900 per month into a pension fund, and R2 300 goes to tax.

How much does Rachel take home in June if her sales for the month amounted to R35 000?
A R 39 800
B R 23 800
C R 17 500
D R 11 100

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Question 34
The daily sales of various flavours of ice-creams are shown in the pie chart below.

If 66 orange-flavoured ice-creams were sold, how many ice-creams were sold in total on that day?

A 660
B 690
C 600
D 100

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Question 35
Jackie went for a long ride on her bicycle. She left her home in the morning and came back much
later that afternoon. This graph shows the time and distances that she travelled. Jackie made a
number of stops on her journey.

What was the total time that she rested during the ride?

A 3 ½ hours
B 2 ½ hours
C 4 hours
D 2 hours

Question 36
Point X on the number line is represented by which number?

A 3,775
B 4,05
C 4,25
D 4,0

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Question 37
The graphs below show the number of jerseys and shorts sold in a men’s clothing store over the
period of one year.

According to these graphs, during which period does the greatest increase in jersey sales occur?

A February - March
B August - September
C November - December
D April - May

Question 38
Examples of spheres are balls, bubbles and planets.
The formula for the volume of a sphere (ball) is shown below, where π = 3,14.
What is the volume of a bubble, in cm³, if the distance from the surface to the centre is 2,5 cm?

A 196,25 cm³
B 36,8 cm³
C 147,19 cm³
D 65,42 cm³

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Question 39
The floor in Jacob’s lounge is square and has been tiled with square tiles. Along the two diagonals
there are 125 tiles altogether.

How many tiles are there on the whole floor?

A 4 096
B 961
C 15 625
D 3 969

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Question 40
Study the Pie Chart below. It illustrates the percentage usage of wind-powered electricity in the
world. The current total world capacity for generating power by means of the wind is 42 735
megawatts (MW).

What is the angle of the sector which represents Germany's usage of wind power?

A 125°
B 65,3°
C 140°
D 65,3°

Question 41
A drum holding 100 litres of water develops a crack. Water leaks out at a rate of 0,5 litre every
half a minute.

How many litres of water will be lost in 45 seconds?

A 0,75 litres
B 1,25 litres
C 3,75 litres
D 1,50 litres

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Question 42
A building contractor must number all thirty of the housing units in a town-house complex using
brass digits 0, 1, 2, 3, ......, 9.

How many of the number ‘2’ digits will he require?

A 11
B 12
C 13
D 3

Question 43
A ladder which is 9 m long is placed on the ground adjacent to a building. The base of the ladder
is positioned 4 m from the base of the building.

Use the Theorem of Pythagoras (c²=a²+b²) to work out at what height the ladder will touch the
building. The answer is given correct to 2 decimal places.

A 9,85 m
B 3,16 m
C 5,1 m
D 8,06 m

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Question 44
During the last local government elections the Vuka Party won 27% of the votes.

If the Vuka Party received 21 573 votes, calculate the total number of votes cast in the election.

A 48 573
B 58 327
C 79 900
D 94 573

Question 45
What is the size of the angle A?

A 130°
B 150°
C 135°
D 225°

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Question 46
A normal pack of playing cards contains 4 ‘suits’ - hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades. Each suit
contains 13 cards - the number cards from 2 to 10 and 4 ‘picture’ cards - a Jack, a Queen, a King
and an Ace. There are 52 cards in a pack. The pack is completely shuffled and a card is drawn.

What is the probability of drawing a picture card?

A 3 out of 13
B 4 out of 13
C 7 out of 13
D 12 out of 52

Question 47
Sabelo and Jack travelled from Johannesburg to eThekwini, a distance of 585 km. They left
Johannesburg at 05h05 and stopped for breakfast in Montrose at 07h55.

How long, in minutes, did the first leg of the journey take?

A 185 mins
B 175 mins
C 170 mins
D 180 mins

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Question 48
Refilwe speaks to her boyfriend on the phone from 19:30 to 20:30 on a Friday evening which is
not a public holiday.

If she uses a cell phone with Contract Calling, calculate the cost of the call.

A R139,50
B R127,20
C R64,80
D R189,60

Question 49
Which shape has the smallest perimeter?

A Shape A
B Shape B
C Shape C
D Shape D

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Question 50
There are 30 balls in a bucket. The following statements are true:

Three-fifths of the balls are red

Six of the balls are blue
The other balls are green

What are the chances of picking one green ball out of the bucket? Give your answer as a ratio.

A 5:1
B 1:6
C 1 :5
D 1 : 30

Question 51
Siyaya is a contract worker at a factory. Below is his job card and the payment strategy.

How much is Siyaya’s gross weekly payment?

A R4 306,50
B R3 393,00
C R4 045,50
D R4 698,00

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Question 52
Etta has a job in a factory making square cardboard boxes. The base and half of each of the 4
sides touching the base are shaded dark grey, as shown in the diagram below.

Below the diagram are 4 nets of the cube (the cardboard box opened out). In each case a different
base and sides have been shaded.

Which one of these nets will Etta NOT be able to use to make the correctly shaded box?

A Net 1
B Net 2
C Net 3
D Net 4

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Question 53
A formula which relates final speed (v), initial speed (u), acceleration (a) and time (t) is

v = u + at

Calculate the final speed of a car, after 20 secs, if it accelerates from an initial speed of 10 m/s at
1,2 m/s².

A 34,0 m/s
B 201,2 m/s
C 31,2 m/s
D 32,0 m/s

Question 54
The compartments on a roulette wheel are numbered from 0 to 36.

The wheel is spun and a ball lands randomly in one of the compartments.

What is the probability that the ball lands in a compartment which is a factor of 24?

A 2 out of 9
B 7 out of 36
C 1 out of 6
D 1 out of 3

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Question 55
Johnny makes and sells hot dogs for a living. This graph shows his costs plotted against the
number of hot dogs he sells.

What will be his cost for 30 hotdogs?

A R10
B R15
C R60
D R70

Question 56
Masega made tablecloths for square tables. The square tables had sides of 1,2 m and the cloth
hung 30 cm over the edge of the table all the way round. She put lace around the edge of each
tablecloth. She made 15 tablecloths.

How much lace did she use for all the tablecloths she made?

A 90 m
B 144 m
C 108 m
D 33,75 m

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Question 57
32 Countries competed in our 2010 World Cup soccer tournament. The pie chart and table below
show how many countries came from each part of the world.

Determine
(i) the size of Africa’s sector in the pie chart (to the nearest degree)

and

(ii) the percentage of the pie chart occupied by South America (to the nearest percentage)

A (i) 68° and (ii) 16%

B (i) 19° and (ii) 16%
C (i) 68° and (ii) 56%
D (i) 16° and (ii) 68%

Question 58
How many matchsticks will be used to make the 5th picture in the sequence?

A 14
B 16
C 13
D 19

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Question 59
Packets of biscuits measuring 2 cm by 8 cm by 4 cm are packed into a box which measures 24 cm
by 16 cm by 4 cm (not drawn to scale).

How many packets of biscuits will fit into the box?

A 28
B 30
C 24
D 26

Question 60
On the grid below, point X moves 3 blocks west, 3 blocks north and 4 blocks east.

Where does X lie after all these moves?

A D2
B F2
C B4
D H6

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