MATHEMATICAL LITERACY DATA HANDLING

REVISION MANUAL
 DATA HANDLING

STATISTICAL CYCLE

TERMINOLOGY

Data is a collection of facts, such as numbers, words, measurements, observations or even just
descriptions of things.

Data Handling means gathering and recording information and then presenting it in a way that is
meaningful to others.

Qualitative vs Quantitative

Data can be qualitative or quantitative.

 Qualitative data is descriptive information (it describes something)

 Quantitative data is numerical information (numbers).

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And Quantitative data can also be discrete or continuous:

 Discrete data can only take certain values (like whole numbers)
 Continuous data can take any value (within a range)

Discrete Data

Discrete Data can only take certain values.

Example: the number of students in a class (you can't have half a student).

Continuous Data

Continuous Data can take any value (within a range)

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 Example: A person's height: could be any value (within the range of human heights), not just
certain fixed height.

Collecting data

Data can be collected in many ways: Observation, Questionnaires

A Sample is when we collect data just for selected members of the group.

Summarizing data

There are 3 measures of central tendency : Mean ,median and mode

Measures of central tendency are numbers that are typical of a given set of data. The three measures of
central tendency that we calculate are the mode, the mean and the median.
Measure Description

Mean  The mean is also known as the arithmetic mean or average. It is the equal shares
average / MEAN: - Is the Average of all Scores
 To determine the mean, you add all the scores together and then divide the sum by the
number (n) of scores.
𝒔𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔
 We can use the formula: Mean = 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆
to calculate the mean.

 The “sum of all the numbers” is calculated by adding all the numbers together.
Median  The median of a data set is the number right in the middle of an ordered data set i.e. the
middle value when all values are placed in ascending or descending order.
 If there is an odd number of scores, the median is the middle number.
 If there is an even number of scores, then two numbers will be the middle numbers. In
that case, you add the two numbers together and divide by 2.
Mode  The mode is the number in your data that occurs most often./ Is the score that appears
the Most
 You can also say the mode is the value that has the highest frequency.

There are 3 measures of spread : Range, quartile and percentile

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Range  The difference between the highest value and the lowest value in a data set is called
the range.
MINIMUM: - Is the Smallest score

MAXIMUM: - Is the Largest score

 The difference between the minimum and maximum score

Range = highest value – lowest value
Range = Maximum - minimum
Quartiles  Are measures of spread dividing the data into 4 equal parts of 25% each. / Are
points that divide the data into quarters.
 FIRST QUARTILE(Q1): - Is the midpoint of the lower half of the data
 SECOND QUARTILE(Q2): - Is the Median
 THIRD QUARTILE(Q3): - Is the midpoint of the higher half of the data
 The lower quartile is at 25%
 The median is at 50%
 The upper quartile is at 75%
 To determine the quartiles, divide the information into 4 equal parts. The median is
the second quartile (Q2), then divide the first half into 2 equal parts ,the median of
the first half is the lower quartile (Q1), the divide the second half into 2 equal parts,
and the median of the second half is the upper quartile (Q3)
Interquartile  The difference between the upper quartile and the lower quartile./ Is the difference
range between the First and Third Quartile
 This indicates the spread between the lower part of data and the upper part of data.
Interquartile Range (IQR) = Upper Quartile (Q3) – Lower Quartile (Q1)

Outliers  Are points that differ significantly from the other data points

Box and whisker plot

It is a graphical representation of the minimum value, quartile 1, quartile 2, quartile 3 and maximum
value.
Each portion represents 25%

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BAR GRAPH

It is a graph representing discrete data which is categorised and represented by bars with spaces in
between.
Discrete data is the quantitative data that can be counted and has a finite number of possible values.
Each bar represents a specific category.

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HORIZONTAL BAR GRAPH

GRADE 12

GRADE 11
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GRADE 10

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GRADE 12

GRADE 11
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GRADE 8

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HISTOGRAM

It is a graphical representation of a continuous data using bars.

It represents the frequency of continuous data.
The data should be first grouped into interval.
If the frequency is zero, then there will be no bar plotted.
There are no gaps between bars

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NO OF GIRLS
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PIE CHART

It is a circular graphical representation of relative portions of data in the form of slices.

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To represent the data in a pie chart, each slice is represented as a proportion of 360 and represented as
a percentage.
The total percentage of all slices of a pie chart is 100%

GRADE 9=4%
GRADE 10:12

GRADE 8=31
GRADE
11:20

GRADE 12:32

EXPLOTED PIE CHART:

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 GRADE 9=4%
GRADE 10:12

GRADE
8=31
GRADE
11:20

GRADE 12:32

LINE GRAPH

It is a type of graph that displays data in the form of co-ordinates joined by line segments.
It compares two variables; plotted along an axis; vertical and horizontal axis.
These represent dependent and independent variable.
Independent variable is a variable that is not affected by other factors (e.g. Age); and it is a plotted on a
horizontal axis.
Dependent variable is a variable that is changed by other factors; (e.g. No of pregnant girls travelled
over a period of time). In this case, distance depends on the time taken to travel. It is plotted on the
vertical axis.

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SCATTER PLOT

It is the type of graph that shows the relationship between two sets of data.
It shows variable one variable on the horizontal axis and another one on the horizontal axis.
The pattern of the scatter points will show whether there is correlation between the variables or not.
The closer the points, the stronger the correlation.

Positive correlation [From left to right] :

When one variable increases, the other one increases too’
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Negative correlation [from right to left]

When one variable increases, the other one decreases
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 No correlation
There is no relationship between the variables, the pattern is irregular

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QUESTION 1

The data in the table below represent the distance (in km) that the learners from Exhibition
High School walked to school the morning before a Mathematical Literacy test and the marks
(out of 50) that they obtained for the test.

TABLE 1: Distance (in km) travelled by learners

0,2 0,5 0,3 1,2 0,25

0,75 1,3 3 1,2 1,8

2,4 1,5 0,2 0,8 2,6

3 1,4 0,75 0,5 1,2

3,2 0,8 0,3 1 1,8

TABLE 2: Marks obtained for the test

49 38 37 30 39

34 29 19 27 25

20 28 43 33 41

15 25 38 40 30

18 30 39 28 28

GAUTENG 2019 P1 PREPARATORY

Use the data below to answer the questions that follow.

1.1 Identify the SECOND shortest distance walked by a learner. (2)

1.2 Determine the highest mark scored by a learner. (2)
1.3 Name ONE data collection instrument used to collect this data. (2)
1.4 Determine the median of the test marks. (3)
1.5 Determine the mode of the test marks. (2)

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1.6 Calculate the mean mark for this test. (3)
1.7 Is the data in the table regarding the distance travelled by learners an example of
continuous or discrete data? (2)
1.8 Use the distance values from the table above to complete the given frequency table on
the provided ANSWER SHEET 1. (5)
1.9 Study the 5-number summary below to calculate the Interquartile Range (IQR) for the
marks obtained by these learners.

Minimum mark Q1 Q2 Q3 Maximum mark

15 26 30 38 49
(3)

1.10 Calculate the percentage of learners who failed the test if the pass mark for the test is 25
out of 50. (3)
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QUESTION 2

Statistics were gathered from basketball players and baseball players to determine the
distribution of their heights. The box and whisker plot below shows the height of basketball
players and baseball players in inches.

Height of Basketball and Baseball Players (in inches)

[Source:https://slideplayer.com]
WC METRO EAST SEPT 2019 P2

Use the box and whisker plots above to answer the questions that follow.

2.1 Verify through calculations whether the difference between the IQR (Inter-quartile
Range) of the basketball players and the baseball players is 3 inches. (4)
2.2 If the data of 84 basketball players were used to draw the box-and-whisker plot, answer
the following questions:
2.2.1 Calculate the number of basketball players who are 79 inches and taller. (3)
2.2.2 A data analyst states that 75% of the baseball players are shorter than 50% of
the basketball players. Validate this by referring to the quartiles of the different
data sets. (3)
2.3 When working with the 84 basketball players’ data set, the following data were shown
for some of the arranged data where 67 is the 1st value and 85 the 84th value.
{67 ; 67 ; 67,2 ; … ; 67,5 ; 68,5 ; … ; 84,5 ; 85 }

Use the box-and-whisker plot along with the above information to determine which
positional values are represented by the lengths shown in bold. (4)

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2.4 Determine the probability of selecting a baseball player that is:
2.4.1 Taller than 76 inches (as a percentage). (2)
2.4.2 Shorter than quartile 2, but taller than quartile 1 (as a simplified fraction) (2)
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QUESTION 3

On 14 February 2012 there was a queue of customers waiting to eat at Denny’s Dinner,
a popular eating place in Matabele.
The time (in minutes) that 16 of Denny’s customers had to wait in the queue is given below.
30 15 45 36 A 40 34 B B 42 26 32 38 35 41 28

B is a value greater than 20.

Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.

3.1 The range of the waiting time was 37 minutes and the mean (average ) waiting time was
34 minutes.
3.1.1 Calculate the missing value A , the longest waiting time. (2)
3.1.2 Hence, calculate the value of B. (4)
3.1.3 Hence, determine the median waiting time. (3)
3.2 The lower quartile and the upper quartile of the waiting times are 27 minutes and 41,5
minutes respectively.
How many of the 16 customers had to wall in the queue for a shorter time than the
lower quartile? (2)
3.3 Denny’s previous records, for 16 customers on 7 February 2012, showed that the
median, range and the mean (average) of the waiting times were 10 minutes, 5 minutes
and 10 minutes respectively.
Compare the statistics measures relating to the waiting times on 7 and 17 February and
then identify TWO possible reasons to explain the difference in these waiting times. (4)
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QUESTION 4

Average speed cameras are very common on South African national roads. A group of
friends compared their number of traffic tickets from 2016 to 2018 to check the demerit
points they would have accumulated.

The table below shows the statistics of a group of friends who were comparing their
number of traffic tickets from 2016 to 2018.
TABLE 3: Number of traffic ticket
Name 2016 - 2018
Keith 2
Nomonde 5
Lerato 8
Thabo 7
Nelson 3
Tumi 15
Sophy 1
Alletta 4
Philly 4
Lenah 6
David 0
TOTAL 55

Use the above information to answer the questions that follow.

4.1 Calculate the following measures of central tendency:
4.1.1 Range (2)
4.1.2 Mean (3)
4.1.3 Mode (2)

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4.2 Name a person who is a careful driver and justify your answer (3)
4.3 Give ONE reason why drivers are given traffic tickets, except for over speeding. (2)
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QUESTION 5

The box-and-whisker diagrams representing 30 learners’ performance in the two tests of

Mathematical Literacy Grade 10 with a total mark of 24 are shown below.

The arranged test 2 marks of the Grade 10 learners are given below:

3 ; 7 ; 7 ; 8 ; 8 ; 9 ; 9 ; 10 ; 10 ; 11 ; 11 ; 11 ; 12 ; 12 ; B ; 12 ;
13 ; 14; 14 ; 15 ; 15 ; 15 ; M ; 16 ; 17 ; 18 ; 19 ; 20 ; 20 ; 21.
Use the information above to answer questions that follow.

5.1 Is the data given discrete or continuous? Justify your answer. (2)
5.2 Determine the number of learners who performed below the lower quartile in test 1. (2)
5.3 Identify the measure of central tendency that is the same for both tests (2)
5.4 Calculate the interquartile range for test 1. (2)
5.5 Use the median to calculate the value of B (2)
5.6 Given that the mean mark for test 2 is 12,8. Calculate the value of M. (4)
5.7 The departmental head states that it was not necessary for the teacher to give test 2 to (3)
the learners since there is no improvement. Do you agree with the departmental head?
Justify your answer.
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QUESTION 6

Mrs Bush wanted to encourage Mr Bush to drive carefully while on holiday. She showed him
some statistics which represents the number of accidents occurring across South Africa.
The statistics are reflected in TABLE 4.

TABLE 4: STATISTICS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS FROM 1 DECEMBER TO 11 JANUARY

Year PROVINCES TOTAL
GP KZN WC EC FS MP NW LP NC RSA
2015/2016 246 308 122 227 131 159 108 186 A 1535
2016/2017 271 B 162 278 157 184 136 208 57 C
Difference 25 -6 40 51 26 25 28 22 9 220
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Use TABLE 4 to answer the questions that follow.

6.1 Calculate the value of A. (2)

6.2 Determine the value of B. (2)
6.3 Hence, determine the value of C. (2)
6.4 Determine the mean number of accidents in 2015/2016. (3)
6.5 Arrange the data in ascending order and use calculations to show that the interquartile
range for the accidents reported in the year 2016/2017 for the nine provinces, was 128. (5)
6.6 Determine the median for the difference in road accidents reported. (2)
6.7 What is the probability that the number of accidents for 2016/2017 will drop the
following year? (2)
6.8 Use the provided ANSWER SHEET 2 to plot a line graph representing the difference
in road accidents reported. (6)
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QUESTION 7

7.1 24 different cattle trucks arrive at the auction on Friday and 23 trucks on the Saturday. At the entrance they
tally the cattle per truck.

FRIDAY
17 12 24 19 12 13 10 22 12 9 27 12

27 8 23 12 16 27 11 19 22 15 13 26

SATURDAY
23 12 8 29 15 13 28 7 18 24 27 13
11 18 13 26 6 25 9 17 14 13 22

Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.

7.1.1 Calculate the mean number of cattle on Friday. (3)
7.1.2 Determine the mode of cattle per truck that have arrived on Friday and Saturday. (4)
7.1.3 What is the highest number of cattle that was loaded in the truck on Saturday? (2)
7.1.4 Calculate the range of cattle on Saturday. (2)

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7.2

7.2.1 Which cattle breed is sold the most in the 400-449 kg interval? (2)
7.2.2 Which cattle breed is sold the least in the 450-499 kg interval? (2)
7.2.3 Calculate what percentage of cattle at the auction. (2)
7.2.4 Calculate What percentage of cattle at the auction is cows. (4)
7.2.5 Use the data in the table to draw a histogram of the total number of cattle per mass interval
on the given. ANSWER SHEET 3. Label the axes clearly. (9)
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QUESTION 8

8.1 On which date is the maximum temperature the highest? (2)

8.2 What is the minimum and maximum temperature for September? (2)
8.3 Calculate the range of the maximum and the range of the minimum temperature. What is the
difference between the calculated two ranges? (3)
8.4 An American buyer at the auction needs the maximum temperature in degree Fahrenheit of 3
September. Use the following formula to convert the temperature to Fahrenheit. (2)
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QUESTION 9

9.1 How was the above data collected during the tournament? (2)
9.2 Determine the total number of teams represented by the information above (2)
9.3 Calculate the total number of goals scored by the top players. (2)
9.4 Write down the names of the players who scored MORE than 275 goals. (2)
9.5 Identify the mode of the above data. (2)
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QUESTION 10
10.1 South Africa has been battling with criminal activities over a period of time. Statistics of contact
crimes (crimes against the person) over the last ten years has been indicated on ANNEXURE D
below.

Use the information above to answer the following questions.

10.1.1 Determine the number of crimes classified as contact crimes. (2)
10.1.2 Calculate the missing value F. (3)
10.1.3 Identify the contact crime that was mostly reported during the past 10 years. (2)
10.1.4 Determine the number of common assaults as a percentage of the total crimes that took
place in 2010. (3)
10.1.5 Which crime(s) showed an increase between the year 2009 and 2018? (2)
10.1.6 Determine the mean number of contact crimes that took place in 2016 (2)
10.1.7 Arrange the following in descending order.
683219; 675419; 637298; 618407; 606707; 606436; 626973; 623223; 604784; 600259 (2)
10.1.8 Write down (in words) the total number of sexual offences that took place over the last (2)
ten years.
10.1.9 Determine the difference between the number of murders that took place in South Africa (2)
in 2009 and 2018.

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 10.1.10 Write down the probability (as a decimal) of being robbed in South Africa in 2005. (3)

10.2

10.2.1 Identify the SECOND HIGHEST source of energy in South Africa. (2)
10.2.2 Determine the percentage of energy generated through coal I 2016. (2)
10.2.3 Calculate the actual amount of electricity generated through coal in 2006. (3)
10.2.4 Express, as a common fraction in the simplest form, of energy generated through natural
gas (2)
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QUESTION 11

11.1 Calculate the total number of learners who wrote the Mathematical Literacy final examination. (2)
11.2 Calculate the pass percentage of June’s learners. (2)
11.3 Is the data shown on the table discrete or continuous? (2)
11.4 Identify the level that was achieved by most learners. (2)
11.5 Which graph can best represent the data in the table between the bar graph and the histogram? (2)
11.6 Copy and complete the frequency table below.

FREQUENCY TABLE
LEVEL TALLY FREQUENCY
1 10
2 61

3 A 35
4 B 25
5 C E
6 F
7 D 2
TOTAL 152
(6)

11.7 Use the values in the table to draw a bar graph on the attached ANSWER SHEET 4. (5)
11.8 Determine the probability (as decimal) of randomly choosing a learner who achieved level 2. (3)
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QUESTION 12
A traffic officer is talking to Sipho about the non -adherence of speed limit by motorists. He shows Sipho
his records for that specific day in two different areas (Nobody Village and Makanye Village). The speed
limit in these areas is 80 km per hour.

Use the data (km/h) below to answer the questions that follow.
Nobody Village 81 76 95 101 99 71 110 67 62
Makanye Village 62 89 73 77 96 99 76 68

NOTE: Speed fines were issued to motorists who exceeded the speed limit by more than 10 km/h.

Use the information above to answer the questions that follow.

12.1 State whether the data represented is discreet or continuous? (2)
12.2 The model value cannot be used to best describe the speed driven in each area? Give a reason why
the model cannot be used. (2)
12.3 Calculate the range of speed limits in Makanye Village. (2)
12.4 If the traffic officer issued speeding fines to those who have exceeded the speed limits, how many (2)
tickets did he issue for that specific day?
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QUESTION 13

Use TABLE 2 above to answer the questions that follow.

13.1 Write down, in an ascending order, the number of candidates registered for individual subject in
2018. (2)
13.2 Calculate the mean average of the differences for the declined number of candidates. (3)
13.3 Calculate the range of the number of candidates registered in key subjects in 2019. (2)
13.4 Write down the name of the subject with the second least number of candidates registered in 2018. (2)
13.5 Calculate the total sum of English candidates registered in 2018 and 2019. Write the answer in
words. (4)

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QUESTION 14

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14.1 Determine the lowest mark obtained for the Quiz out 120 marks. Excluding the value of B. (2)
14.2 Explain the term median value. (2)
14.3 Determine the median of the Aquarius group. (2)
14.4 Determine the mode of the results of the Gemini group. (2)
14.5 Calculate the mean mark for the Aquarius group. Write your answer as a percentage of the total
mark. (5)
14.6 Calculate the value B (the highest value) if the range of the data of the Scorpion group is 75. (3)
14.7 Study the 5-number summary of the Gemini group below. Calculate the Interquartile Range of the (3)
data.
Minimum Q1 Q2 Q3 Maximum
mark mark
32 74 87 102.5 108
14.8 Determine the number of learners that scored above 60 marks in the Aquarius and Gemini group. (2)
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QUESTION 15

15.1 Two schools, A and B, in the Lephalale circuit, are in competition. They want to see which one of
them performed best in Mathematics during June Examination. Both schools have 25 learners.
The five-number summary for school A is: (9 ;23 ; 5 ; 55 ;75 ; 91).

The box and whisker diagram for the learners in school B is:

15.1.1 Draw the box and whisker diagram which represents the marks of school A on the grid in
your answer book. Clearly indicate all relevant values. (2)
15.1.2 Determine which school performed better in the June Examination and give reasons for
your conclusion. (3)
15.2 Learners at Bahananwa High school travel from 3 villages A,B and C. The table below shows the
number of learners from each village and their mean travelling times from home to school.

VILLAGE A B C
Number of learners 135 225 200
Mean travelling time (in minutes) 24 32 X

The mean travelling time for learners living in village C is the same as the mean travelling time for
all 560 learners.

Calculate the mean travelling time for the learners from village C. (4)

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QUESTION 16

The following box and whisker plots represent the total number of gold medals won by United Kingdom
(UK), United States of America (USA) and China in the Olympics from 1992 to 2016. The Olympic
games takes place once every four years.

16.1 Estimate the upper quartile value of the number of gold medals won by the UK in the Olympics. (2)
16.2 Explain, which reasons, whether the data represented in these box-and-whisker plots is
DISCRETE or CONTINUOUS. (4)
16.3 Calculate the interquartile range of medals obtained by the USA. Use the formula: IQR = Q3 - Q1 (3)
16.4 Explain which country performed better in the Olympic Games if both the interquartile range and
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the range of China are compared to those of the USA.
16.5 Explain why it is easier to identify the trends from a graph, rather than from a box and whisker
plot. (4)
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QUESTION 17
1.7.1 Lwando, a grade 12 learner at Springfontein Secondary school read a report on the 11 October 2016
that according to a national survey that was conducted 14,2% of primary school children are
already overweight.
She decided to go to the local clinic to sample 15 boy infants who went for their routine check – up
one Thursday. She randomly asked mothers what their 9 – month old infants weighed after seeing
the nurse, below are the results she obtained in kilograms (kg):

8 6 8,4 10,5 11,1 9 8,4 8,9 9 10 7,9 8,9 10 9,8 10

17.1.1 Calculate the mean weight of the infants. (3)

17.1.2 Arrange the weights in descending order. (2)
17.1.3 Determine the median weight of the infants. (2)
17.1.4 Determine the modal weight of the infants. (2)
17.1.5 How much more does the heaviest baby weigh than the lightest baby? (2)

17.2 A box and whisker plot are given below, as well as terms that describe the different letters on the
diagram.

TERMS:
Median ; Maximum ; Quartile 3 ; Minimum ; Quartile 1

17.2.1 Provide labels for the box and whiskers plot by matching the terms with the letters shown
on the diagram. Write ONLY the letter and correct term. (5)
17.2.2 Complete by using the correct letters:
Inter quartile range = …... − ….... (2)
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QUESTION 18

Use TABLE 4 and the information above to answer the questions that follow.
18.1 Which province had the most learners in private schools in 2016? (2)
18.2 Which provinces have less than the mean number of teachers per province for public schools? (4)
18.3 Determine the median value of teachers per province for private schools. (2)
18.4 Calculate the range for the number of learners in public schools for all nine provinces. (2)
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QUESTION 19

Use TABLE 1 to answer the questions that follow.

19.1 Determine the mode percentage of candy between 6:45 and 7:15. (2)
19.2 Molly claims that the distribution of sugar percentage will yield the IQR (inter-quartile
range) of less than 15%
Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether her claim is valid. (7)
19.3 Calculate the mean percentage of chocolate. (3)
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QUESTION 20
20.1
Thando is a grade 12 learner. His class was given an investigation of rocording the rainfall in mm
for a period of 15 days. His recordings are as follows:

10 8,5 12 11 3 13,5 15 12 10 7 8 13 10,5 4 5

20.1.1 Determine the mode for the above data. (2)

20.1.2 Determine the median for the above data. (2)
20.1.3 Calculate the mean (average) for the above data. (3)
20.1.4 Determine the range for the above data. (2)
20.1.5 Give the maximum number of rainfall (in mm) recorded in one day. (2)
20.2

20.2.1 What is the percentage of staff who works in production? (3)

20.2.2 If 1 300 people are employed to work for the company, how many people work in (2)
management?
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QUESTION 21

Weight is a common concern to girls who are at the adolescent stage. Kidi, Pelo and Tumi had a
competition of the biggest looser with the intention to encourage each other to loose weight. They
used different programmes to lose weight. The table below represents their recorded monthly
weight. Study the table below and answer the following questions. Show mark allocation,
explanation of mark allocation and write cognitive levels for each solution.
Weight in kilograms:
Kidi P 93 92 88 86 82 80 76 72
Pelo 68 Q 62 64 63 68 55 68 58
Tumi 60 64 76 R 76 66 68 80 62

21.1 Determine the value of P, Kidi’s maximum weight; if the range of her weight is 24. (2)

21.2 What is the median for Pelo’s readings if the total weight recorded was 562. (5)

21.3 Tumi’s mean weight is 67. She claimed that her weight has decreased by 32kg after 9
months. Verify her claim. (6)

21.4 Write the combined modal weight for Kidi and Tumi. (2)

21.5 Who is the biggest weight looser? Justify your answer with calculations. (4)

21.6 Determine the interquartile range for Tumi’s recorded weight. (5)

21.7 Calculate the range of Pelo’s BMI, if her minimum BMI is 24.4. (7)

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21.8 Use the box and whisker plot representing the weight recordings of Kidi and Pelo drawn
below to answer the following questions:
Min Q1 Q2 Q3 Max
72 78 86 92.5 96
55 57 63 68 68

Kidi

50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 Weight in Kg

Pelo
21.8.2 Explain the most effective programme used. (2)

21.8.3 Write the Pelo’s modal weight. (2)

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ANSWER SHEET 1

NAME: ______________________________________ GRADE: ________

QUESTION 1.8

Distance (in km) Tally Frequency

0 – 0,5
0,6 - 1
1,1 – 1,5
1,6 – 2
2,1 – 2,5
2,6 – 3
3,1 – 3,5
TOTAL

ANSWER SHEET 2

NAME: _______________________________________ GRADE: ____________

QUESTION 6.8

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ANSWER SHEET 3

NAME: _______________________________________ GRADE: ____________

QUESTION 7.2.5

FREQUENCY TABLE
LEVEL TALLY FREQUENCY
1
10
2
61

3
A 35

4
B 25

5 E _____
C

6 F ______
7
D 2

TOTAL 152

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ANSWER SHEET 4

NAME: _______________________________________ GRADE: ____________

QUESTION 11.7

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