1.1 Ben buys a bicycle on lay-by for R3 200 - NSC Mathematical Literacy - Question 1 - 2017 - Paper 1

The balance after the deposit has been paid can be calculated as:

$\text{Balance} = \text{Purchase Price} - \text{Deposit} = 3200 - 750 = 2450$

To find the total amount paid, add the deposit and the total of the five monthly instalments:

$\text{Total Paid} = \text{Deposit} + 5 \times \text{Monthly Payment} = 750 + 5 \times 300 = 2250$

To calculate the rate in cents, we convert R0.8865 to cents:

$\text{Rate in cents} = 0.8865 \times 100 = 88.65\text{ cents}$

The total amount charged can be calculated by multiplying the rate by the amount of electricity bought:

$\text{Total Amount} = 50 \times 0.8865 = R44.33$

VAT stands for Value Added Tax.

The time when he goes off duty can be calculated as follows:

[ 7:30 + 7 \text{ hours} = 15:30 ]
Including breaks:

• 15 min break and 45 min lunch = 1 hour total.
• Thus, duty ends at 15:30.

His income can be calculated by:

$\text{Income} = \text{Hourly Rate} \times \text{Hours Worked Per Week} \times 4 \text{ weeks} = 26 \times (7 \times 5) \times 4 = R3,640$

The distance between Mafikeng and Port Elizabeth is 141 km.

The two cities that are equal distance from Kimberley are East London and Polokwane.

The two cities that are furthest apart are Durban and Cape Town.

To determine the total number of people that took part in the survey, we add the totals shown in the graph:

$24 + 32 + 16 + 13 + 5 = 90$

To find the number of people who saved less than 20%, we add the corresponding bars:

$24 + 32 = 56$

The modal range is the category with the highest frequency, which is '10-19%', with 32 people saving in that range.

The type of graph used to display the information is a bar graph.