NSC Mathematical Literacy AI Practice

Question 1

If you save R500 every month in a savings account that pays 5% simple interest annually, how much interest will you earn after one year?

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Question 2

A data set has the following numbers: 4, 8, 6, 5, 3. What is the mean?

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Question 3

Which unit is best to measure the volume of water in a swimming pool?

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Question 4

On a map with a scale of 1:50 000, how many kilometers does 2 cm represent?

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Question 5

The probability of raining tomorrow is 0.3. What is the probability it will not rain?

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Question 6

If an item costs R800 and is discounted by 15%, what is the sale price?

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Question 7

A loan of R10 000 is taken at 8% simple interest per annum. How much interest will be paid after 3 years?

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Question 8

Which measure of central tendency is most affected by an extremely high value in a data set?

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Question 9

A rectangle has length 12 cm and width 7 cm. What is its perimeter?

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Question 10

On a map with scale 1:100 000, a distance of 5 cm represents how many kilometers?

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Question 11

If the probability of drawing a red card from a deck is 0.5, what is the probability of not drawing a red card?

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Question 12

An item's price increased from R400 to R460. What is the percentage increase?

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Question 13

An event has a 1 in 5 chance of occurring. What is its probability?

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Question 14

If you drive 150 km in 3 hours, what is your average speed in km/h?

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Question 15

A survey showed that 60% of people prefer tea over coffee. If 150 people were surveyed, how many prefer tea?

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Question 16

A data set: 2, 4, 6, 6, 8. What is the mode?

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Question 17

A map's scale is 1:25 000. What real distance does 4 cm represent?

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Question 18

What is the compound interest on R1,000 after 2 years at 10% per annum?

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Question 19

A shirt originally priced at R350 is on sale for R280. What is the percentage discount?

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Question 20

A spinner has 8 equal sections numbered 1 to 8. What is the probability of landing on a number greater than 5?

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Question 21

If you invest R5,000 in a savings account that pays 6% simple interest per annum, how much interest will you earn after 3 years?

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Question 22

A survey shows that 40% of students prefer soccer, 35% prefer basketball, and the rest prefer tennis. What percentage prefer tennis?

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Question 23

A rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 3 cm. What is its perimeter?

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Question 24

On a map with scale 1:50 000, what is the actual distance if two towns are 6 cm apart on the map?

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Question 25

If a coin is tossed twice, what is the probability of getting exactly one head?

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Question 26

A store offers a 20% discount on an item originally priced at R150. What is the sale price?

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Question 27

Calculate the compound interest on R2,000 at 5% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually.

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Question 28

From a set of data: 12, 15, 15, 18, 20, 20, 20, 22, what is the mode?

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Question 29

A rectangular prism has dimensions 5 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm. What is its volume?

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Question 30

On a map scale of 1:100 000, a road is 4.5 cm long. What is the actual length in kilometers?

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Question 31

What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4 on a fair six-sided die?

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Question 32

If an amount of R1,000 increases by 8% per year compounded annually, what will it be after 3 years?

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Question 33

A product price increased from R200 to R250. What is the percentage increase?

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Question 34

The mean of the following numbers is 18. What is the missing number? 14, 20, 22, x, 18 (mean)

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Question 35

A car travels 150 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed in km/h?

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Question 36

If the chance of rain tomorrow is 0.3, what is the probability that it will not rain?

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Question 37

A jacket is priced at R800. If a 15% VAT is added, what is the total price including VAT?

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Question 38

A spinner has 8 equal sectors numbered 1 to 8. What is the probability of landing on an even number?

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Question 39

A factory produces 1,200 units per day. If production increases by 12% daily, how many units will be produced on the second day?

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Question 40

A cylinder has radius 3 cm and height 7 cm. What is its volume? (Use π = 3.14)

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Question 41

If you invest R10,000 in a savings account with an annual interest rate of 5% compounded yearly, what will be the amount after 2 years?

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Question 42

A pie chart shows that 30% of students prefer soccer, 50% prefer rugby, and the rest prefer cricket. What percentage prefer cricket?

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Question 43

Convert 5000 millilitres to litres.

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Question 44

On a map with a scale of 1:50 000, what real distance does 3 cm represent?

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Question 45

What is the probability of rolling a 4 on a fair six-sided die?

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Question 46

A shop offers a 10% discount on an item priced at R200. What is the sale price?

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Question 47

If the probability of rain tomorrow is 0.3, what is the probability that it will not rain?

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Question 48

The length of a rectangular field is 120 m and the width is 80 m. What is the area?

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Question 49

If a car’s value depreciates by 15% yearly, what will be the value after one year if it was bought for R100,000?

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Question 50

A survey shows the number of students who prefer different fruits: Apples 40, Bananas 60, Oranges 50. What is the mode?

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Question 51

How many degrees are in the angle represented by 1/4 of a full circle?

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Question 52

On a 1:25 000 scale map, what is the real distance represented by 10 cm?

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Question 53

If the chance of an event occurring is 0.4, what are the odds against the event?

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Question 54

A price increases from R80 to R100. What is the percentage increase?

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Question 55

A box contains 5 red, 3 blue, and 2 green balls. What is the probability of drawing a blue ball?

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Question 56

A population is sampled and the mean income is found to be R15,000 with a standard deviation of R3,000. What does a higher standard deviation indicate?

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Question 57

A population of 10,000 grows by 3% annually. What is the population after one year?

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Question 58

If a map scale is 1:100 000, how many centimeters on the map represent 5 km in reality?

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Question 59

A quantity decreases from 500 to 350. What is the percentage decrease?

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Question 60

A spinner is divided into 8 equal parts: 3 red, 2 blue, and 3 green. What is the probability of landing on red or green?

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Question 61

If you invest R10,000 at an annual simple interest rate of 8%, how much interest will you earn after 3 years?

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Question 62

A shop offers a 15% discount on a jacket originally priced at R800. What is the sale price?

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Question 63

What is the median of the data set: 5, 8, 12, 15, 20?

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Question 64

If the scale of a map is 1:50 000, how many kilometers does 5 cm on the map represent in real life?

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Question 65

A die is rolled once. What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4?

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Question 66

A recipe requires 250 g of flour. How many kilograms is this?

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Question 67

If you increase a number by 20% and then decrease the result by 20%, what is the overall percentage change?

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Question 68

A company’s monthly expenses are R12,000. If expenses increase by R1,500 each month, what will the expenses be in the 6th month?

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Question 69

From the data set: 3, 7, 7, 2, 9, 3, 7, what is the mode?

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Question 70

On a map with scale 1:25,000, what is the real distance represented by 12 cm on the map?

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Question 71

If the probability of rain tomorrow is 0.2, what is the probability that it will not rain?

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Question 72

A product costs R450 after a 10% VAT was added. What was the original price before VAT?

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Question 73

A bag contains 5 red, 3 blue, and 2 green balls. If a ball is drawn at random, what is the probability it is blue?

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Question 74

If the population of a town increases by 5% annually, what will be the population after 2 years if it starts at 20,000?

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Question 75

The volume of a cube is 125 cm³. What is the length of one side?

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Question 76

A survey shows 60% of people like tea, and 50% like coffee. If 30% like both, what percentage like tea or coffee?

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Question 77

If a product’s price increases from R200 to R230, what is the percentage increase?

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Question 78

A survey of 100 people found that 40 own a smartphone, 25 own a tablet, and 10 own both. How many people own neither?

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Question 79

A store offers a 20% discount on a jacket originally priced at R500. What is the sale price of the jacket?

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Question 80

A survey shows the following number of pets owned by students: Cats (12), Dogs (15), Birds (3), Fish (10). What is the mode of this data set?

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Question 81

A map has a scale of 1:50 000. What is the real distance in kilometers if the distance on the map is 4 cm?

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Question 82

A box contains 5 red, 3 blue, and 2 green balls. If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability of drawing a blue ball?

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Question 83

A rectangular garden measures 8 m by 5 m. What is the perimeter of the garden?

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Question 84

An investment of R10,000 earns 8% compound interest annually. What will be the value of the investment after 3 years?

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Question 85

A shop is offering a 15% discount on an item priced at R200. After applying the discount, VAT of 15% is added to the discounted price. What is the final price the customer pays?

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