NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE
GRADE 12
SEPTREMBER 2020
MATHEMATICAL LITERACY P1 
MARKING GUIDELINE

 Symbol   Explanation
   M  Method
   MA  Method with accuracy 
   CA  Consistent accuracy
   A   Accuracy
   C  Conversion
   S  Simplification
  RT  Reading from a table/a graph/document/diagram 
  SF  Correct substitution in a formula 
  O  Opinion/Explanation
  P  Penalty, e.g. for no units, incorrect rounding off, etc.
  R  Rounding off
  NPR  No penalty for rounding
  AO  Answer only
  MCA  Method with constant accuracy

 

MARKING GUIDELINES
NOTE
:

  • If a candidate answers a question TWICE, only mark the FIRST attempt.
  • If a candidate has crossed out (cancelled) an attempt to a question and NOT redone the solution, mark the crossed out (cancelled version)
  • Consistent accuracy (CA) applies in ALL aspects of the marking guidelines, however it stops at the second calculation error.
  • If the candidate presents any extra solution when reading from a graph, table, layout plan and map, then penalise for every extra incorrect item presented.
  QUESTION 1 ( 32 MARKS)   
 Ques.   Solution   Explanation    T & L 
 1.1.1  Stop time = 8 × 30 ✓M
                  = 240 minutes ✓CA
 1M Multiply by 30
 1CA Answer in minutes (2) 
   M
   L1
 1.1.2  Arrive = 10:00 am ✓✓A   2A Correct time (2)     M
   L1
 1.2.1  Profit is the amount of money gained after sale
above the cost price. ✓✓A
                         OR
Profit is the sale price minus the cost price. ✓✓A 
 2A Explanation  (2)   F
  L1
 1.2.2

 125% : R1 200
25% : Profit
Profit  = 25%✓M × 𝑅1 200 ✓M
             125%
           = R240 ✓CA
     OR
125%: 1 200
100%: Cost Price
Cost price =  100%  × 𝑅1 200 ✓M
                     125%
                = R960  ✓CA
Profit = 1 200 – 960
         = R240 ✓CA

 1M Division  25%
                     125%
1M Multiplication by R1200
1CA Simplification
answer

 

 

1M Cost price
1CA Cost price
1CA Profit  (3)
 F
 L1
 1.3.1  28,239 litres = R434,61  ✓M
28,239 litres      28,239   ✓CA
1 litre = R15,39
 1M Dividing by 28,239
1CA Cost per litre
 NPR (2)
   M
   L1
 1.3.2  383,5 km : 28,239 litres  ✓M
13,58 km :1 litre  ✓CA
 1M Method
1CA Number of litres
NPR (2)
  M
 L1
 1.3.3 13,58 km : R15,39   ✓RT
1 km : R1,13328242    ✓CA
 CA from 1.3.1 and 1.3.2
1RT Correct values used
1CA Answer
NPR (2)
  F
 L1
 1.3.4  175 km  ✓✓M
 13,58
= 12,89 litres ✓CA
         OR
383,5 km : 28,239 litres
175 km : ? (Fuel required)✓ M
Fuel required =  175    × 28,239 ✓ M
                          383,5
=12,89 litres ✓CA
 CA from 1.3.2
2M Dividing 175 km by
13,58
1CA Number of litres
OR
1M Concept of ratio
1M Fraction multiplied by
28,239
1CA Answer (3)
 M
 L1
 1.3.5  383,5 km : R434,61
Distance : R675,55
Distance = 25 9073,425  ✓M
                       434,61
= 596,11 km ✓CA
 1M Division: numerator
(383,5 × 675,55) by 434,6
1CA Distance travelled
NPR (2)
  M 
  L1
 1.4.1  It means 50 cm on the map represents 100 km on
the ground.
 2A Scale concept (2) M &:P
  L1 
 1.4.2  50 cm : 10 000 000 cm
50 cm  :   10000000  ✓C
   50               50  ✓M
1: 200 000  ✓CA
 1 C Conversion
1M Dividing by 50
1CA Unit ratio
(3)
 M &:P
  L1 
 1.5.1  2017 ✓✓RT    2RT Correct year (2)   D
  L1
 1.5.2  38 086 769 + 38 820 239 + 39 550 889 ✓M
= 116 457 897  ✓CA
 1M Adding correct values
1CA Total urban population
(2)
  D
  L1
 1.5.3                                                  ✓RT
Difference =7 794 798 739 – 7 547 858 925  ✓M
= 246 939 814  ✓CA
 1M Subtracting correct
values
1RT Correct values
1CA Difference (3)
  D
  L1
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 QUESTION 2 (40 MARKS)   
 Ques  Solution   Explanation   T/L 
  2.1.1   R25 000 – R10 000 ✓M
= R15 000 ✓ CA
 1M Subtract correct values
1CA Answer (2)
 F
 L1
 2.1.2
 (a)
   ✓RT
1 207,50 × 100%  ✓M
  10 000
= 12,08 %  ✓CA
 1M Method
1RT Correct value
1CA %
NPR (3)
  F
 L2
 (b)  R355,95 + R69
= R424,95 ✓CA  ✓M
 1M Adding correct values
1CA Answer (2)
  F
 L1
 (c)  R424,95 × 48
= R20 397,60 + R1 207,50  ✓M
= R21 605,10  ✓S
= R21 605,10 ─ R10 000  ✓MA
= R11 605,10  ✓CA
 CA from 2.1.2(b)
1M Adding R20 397,60 and
1 207,50
1S Simplification
1MA Subtracting R10 000
1CA Difference (4)
  F
 L2
 2.1.3  February 2024  ✓A   ✓A  1A Month
1A Year (2)
  F
 L1
 2.1.4  250 CAD = ?
1CAD = R11,0555
250 × R11,0555  ✓M
= R2 763,875  ✓S
=R2 763,88  ✓CA
 1M Multiplying by rate
1S Simplification
1CA Answer
NPR (3)
  F
 L2
 2.2.1  Inflation is the increase in prices over the period of
time resulting in the fall of the purchasing value of
money.  ✓✓A
 2A Explanation (2)   F
 L1
 2.2.2  2018 = R12,24 × (100% +4,62%) ✓ M
= R12,81 ✓ S
2019 = R12,81× (100% + 4,38%) ✓ M
= R13,37 ✓ CA
 1M Calculating percentage
1S Simplification
1M 2019 price
1CA Answer (4)
  F
 L2
 2.3.1  4 Tour packages ✓✓RG  2RG Break-even-point
(2)
  F
 L2
 2.3.2 Income = R1 000 ×8 ✓RG ✓SF
= R8 000 ✓ S
OR
R8 000 ✓✓✓ RG
 1RG Correct value
1SF Substituting
1S Simplification
3RG Correct value (3)
  F
 L1
 2.3.3    ✓RG
R6 000 ×15% ✓ M
= R900 ✓CA
 1M VAT
1RG Correct value
1CA Answer (3)
  F
 L1
 2.3.4                       ✓RG
Profit = R6 000 – R5 000 – 900 ✓SF
= R100  ✓CA
 CA from 2.3.3 VAT value
1SF Substitution
1RG Correct values
1CA Answer (3)
  F
 L2
 2.3.5  Tour package ✓✓RG  2RT Correct value (2)   F
 L1
 2.4.1  Unemployment Insurance Fund ✓✓A  Correct answer (2)   F
 L1
 2.4.2  R12 500 × 2% × 12 ✓✓M
= R3 000 ✓A
 1M Using 2%
1M Multiplication by 12
1A Simplification and
answer (3)
  F
 L1
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 QUESTION 3 [23 MARKS]   
 Ques  Solution   Explanation   T/L 
 3.1.1   3 × 12 ✓M
  = 36 ✓CA
1/8 × 5 × 6 ✓C
= 3,75 mℓ of salt  ✓CA
         OR
1 pinch : 6 people
       ? : 36 (3 ×12) ✓M
1 pinch = 36/6 = 6 pinches ✓CA
1 pinch : 1/8 teaspoons
6 pinches : ?
Teaspoon = 1/8  × 6 = 6/8 ✓C
1 teaspoon : 5 mℓ
            6/8  :   ?
6/8 × 5 = 3,75 mℓ ✓CA

 1M Multiply by 3
1CA Answer
1C Conversion
1CA Amount of salt

1M Calculating dozen

1CA Number of pinches

 

1C Conversion

 

1CA Number of millilitres

  (4)

 M
 L2
 3.1.2  55 + 20 = 75 minutes
75 mins × 12 ✓M
= 900 minutes
900  ✓C
      60
= 15 hours  ✓CA
 1M Adding 20 and 55
1M Multiply by 12
1C Conversion
1CA Answer in hours
Accept 16,25 hours if 13
Sundays have been used 
(4) 
 M
 L2
 3.1.3  6 : 250 g
66 : ?
64 × 250  ✓M
= 16 500  ✓S
= 16 500   ✓M
        6
= 2 750 g  ✓S
= 2,75 kg   ✓C
1A Use 66
1M Multiplying by 250
1S Simplification
1M Dividing by 6
1S Simplification
1C Conversion    (5)
 M
 L3
 3.1.4  ℉ = (9/5 × 180) + 32 ✓SF
= 324 + 32  ✓S
= 356  ✓CA
 1SF Substitution
1S Simplification
1CA Correct degrees (3)
 M
 L2
 3.2.1  Radius = 125    ✓M
                  2
= 62,5 mm  ✓CA
 1M Dividing by 2
1CA Correct radius (2)
  M
 L1
 3.2.2  Volume is the amount of space that an object
occupies.  ✓✓A
 2A Explanation
(2)
  M
 L1
 3.2.3                                                  ✓C          ✓SF
Volume = 3,142 × 6,25 cm × 6,25 cm × 19 cm
= 2 331,95 cm3   ✓CA
 1C Conversion
1SF Substitution
1CA Answer
NPR (3)
  M
 L2
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 QUESTION 4 [22 MARKS]    
 Ques  Solution    Explanation   T/L 
 4.1.1  4 ✓✓RP   2RP Number of entrances (2)   M&P
  L1
 4.1.2  39 ✓✓ RP  2RP Number of shops (2)   M&P
  L1
 4.1.3  ✓ RP
20/39 ×  100% ✓M
= 51,28%
= 51 %  ✓R  ✓S
 CA from 4.1.2
1RP Correct values
1M Multiplying by 100
1S Simplification
1R Rounding (4)
   P
  L2
 4.1.4  159   ✓✓A  2A Correct shop no (2)    MP
    L1
 4.1.5  South West ✓✓A OR SW ✓✓A  2A Correct direction (2)   MP
   L1
 4.1.6  Woolworths  ✓✓RP  2RP Correct shop (2)   MP
   L1
 4.1.7  Entrance 2  ✓✓ RP  2RP Correct entrance (2)    MP
   L1
 4.2.1  12 parts  ✓✓ RP  2RP Number of parts (2)   MP
  L1
 4.2.2  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ A
B, D, C, A
 1A B
1A D
1A C
1A A (4)
  MP
  L2
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 QUESTION 5 [33 MARKS]    
 Ques  Solution    Explanation   T & L 
5.1.1  5 524 ✓M
 6 000  ✓CA
 1M Adding correct values
1CA Rounding (2)
 D
 L1
 5.1.2  1838 307  ✓RT
      12       ✓M
= 153,25  ✓ CA
 1RT Correct values
1M Dividing by 12
1CA Mean value
NPR    (3)
  D
  L2
 5.1.3 Joe Gqabi
94 876  ✓RT
 2 876
= 32,988  ✓M
≈ 33  ✓R

1RT Correct values

1M Dividing by 2 876
1R Rounding (3)

  D
  L2
 5.1.4  Amathole East   ✓✓A  2A Correct district (2)   D
  L1
 5.1.5     ✓RT
7520 – 2498  ✓M
=5022  ✓CA
1RT Correct values
1M Subtracting values
1CA Range (3)
  D
 L2
 5.1.6  733, 647, 619, 599, 489, 459,
411, 398, 363, 327 ,254, 225  ✓✓A
 2A Arranged in descending
order (2)
  D
 L1
 5.1.7  Total male educators = 53 241 × (100 – 71,9)% ✓M 
= 53241 × 28,1%  ✓S
= 14 960,72  ✓S
= 14 961  ✓CA
1M Method
1S Simplification
1S Using 28,1%
1CA Female educators (4)
  D
 L2
 5.1.8  647 + 619  ✓RT
= 1 266    ✓M
    5 524
633  
   2 762   ✓CA

 1RT Adding correct values

1M Numerator and denominator

1CA Answer (3)

  P
 L2
 5.2.1     ✓RT
P = 213 225 × 100%   ✓M
       294 204
    = 72,48 %   ✓CA
 1RT Correct values
1M % Concept
1CA P-value as %
NPR   (3)
  D
 L2
 5.2.2                                ✓RT
 Difference(%) = 54,5% ─ 45,0%     ✓M
                        = 9,5 %   ✓CA
 1RT Correct values
1M Subtraction
1CA Difference (3)
   D
  L1
 5.3.1  52 185, 80 369, 333 251, 550 684, 738 340   ✓A
Median = 333 251   ✓A
 AO
1A Arrangement (ascending
or descending)
1A Median value (2)
   D
  L1
 5.3.2  ML Sept 2020 Grade 12 q5 Memo    
  1A For the first 2 bars correctly plotted
1A For Q3 bar only
1A For the last 2 bars correctly plotted    (3) 
 L2
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                                    TOTAL: 150  
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