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NSC – Marking Guideline

MATHEMATICAL LITERACY
COMMON TEST
MARKING GUIDELINE
MARCH 2020

NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 10
MARKS: 75

SYMBOL EXPLANATION
M Method
MA Method with accuracy
CA Consistent accuracy
A Accuracy(Answer)
C Conversion
S Simplification
RT/RG/RD Reading from a table/ graph/ diagram
NPR No penalty for rounding/units
SF Correct substitution in a formula
O Opinion/ reason/deduction/example
J Justification
R Rounding off
F deriving a formula
E Explanation
U Units
AO Answer only full marks

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 Mathematical Literacy 2 Common Test March 2020
NSC – Marking Guideline
QUESTION 1 [22 MARKS]
Que Solution Explanation T/L
2A, Correct Date M
6 May 2019  A
1.1.1 L1
ACCEPT: 06/05/2019 (2)

M
1.1.2 Tuesday  A 2A, Correct day L1
(2)
M
1.1.3
Pack Rat Day  A 2A, Answer L1
a)
(2)
1.1.3 Duration = 10:15 – 08:30 MA 1MA, Subtracting times M
b) = 1hour 45minutes OR 1.75 hours A 1A, Duration L2
AO (2)
M
1.1.4 It is a holiday  RT 2RT, Reading from the calendar L1
(2)

1.2.1 Total parts = 3+2 = 5 M 1M, Adding total parts F

1MA, Multiplying by R400 L2
Thabo’s share =  MA
1A, Answer
= R240 A (3)
CA from 1.2.1
F
1.2.2 Video game = M 1M, Multiplying by R240 L2
= R48 CA 1CA, Answer
(2)

1.2.3 % increase =  SF 1SF, Substitution

B
= S 1S, Simplification
L2
= 43.75%  A 1A, Answer
(3)

1.2.4 1M, Dividing by weight

Supermarket A= M
= R4.44/kg  CA 1CA, Price per kg supermarket A
F
L4
Supermarket B =
1CA, Unit price per kg supermarket B
= R5/kg CA
Supermarket A, has better price O 1O, Conclusion
(4)
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 Mathematical Literacy 3 Common Test March 2020
NSC – Marking Guideline
QUESTION 2 [19 MARKS]
Que Solution Explanation T/L

2.1.1 1M, Subtraction

A = 20 – 8  M
1A, Answer
= 12 A
OR
OR
1M, Subtraction
1A, Answer
A = 57 - 25 – 15 - 5  M
= 12  A
B
L2
B = 11 + 25 + 20 + (29 + 25) M
1M, Adding
= 11 + 25 + 20 + 54
1A, Answer
= 110 A
OR
OR
1M, Adding
B = 6 + (25 – 15) + 8 + 29 +57  M
1A, Answer
= 110 A
AO (4)
B
1MA, Correct ratio and order
2.1.2 6 : 20  MA L2
1A, Simplified ratio
3 : 10 A
(2)
CA from 2.1.1
2.1.3 % Grade = × 100%  M 1M, % concept B
= 13.58024...  CA 1CA, Answer L3
R 1R, Rounding
(3)

F
Difference = R504.90 – R451.24 M 1M, Subtracting total
2.2.1 L2
= R53.66 A 1A, Answer
AO (2)
F
2.2.2 Math set  RT 2RT, Reading from the table L1
(2)
1M, Adding correct values F
Total no. A4 = 7 + 3 + 4 + 7 +1 + 2  M
2.2.3 1CA Answer L1
= 24  CA
AO (2)
M
Length (inches) = MA 1MA, Conversion
2.2.4 L2
= 11.81 inches  A 1A, Answer
(2)
F
Because they wanted to compare the prices to save
2.2.5 2O, Opinion L4
money.  O
(2)
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 Mathematical Literacy 4 Common Test March 2020
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QUESTION 3[15 MARKS]

Que Solution Explanation T/L
1M, Dividing by 250ml M
3.1.1 Number of cups = M 1A, Answer L1
=3A AO (2)
3.1.2
1M, Multiplying by 1.5
Number of teaspoon = 4 cloves × 1.5  M
1A, Number of tsp
= 6 A M
Cloves in ml = 6 tsp × 5ml L3
1CA, Cloves in ml
= 30ml CA
No. of tbs = 2 CA
1CA, Number of tbs
(4)

3.1.3 1M, Multiplying by 750

Water in ml = M M
1MA, Number of
MA L3
= 6 × 750ml
1A, Answer
= 4 500ml  A
(3)
F
1MA, % Concept
3.2.1 Discount = ×R999  MA L2
1A, Answer
= R199.80  A AO (2)
M
1M, Multiplying by 1000
3.2.2 Weight in g = M 1A, Answer
L1
= 3 640  A AO (2)
B
3.64 × 1 000 000  C 2C, Converting 3.64g
3.2.3 L1
3,640,000g A 1A, Answer
AO (2)
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 Mathematical Literacy 5 Common Test March 2020
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QUESTION 4[19 MARKS]

Que Solution Explanation T/L
4.1.1 Indirect proportion  A
OR 2A,Correct answer B
Inverse proportion  A (2) L1

4.1.2 A A
OR B
2A, Answer L1
Amount = A
(2)

4.1.3 Because the number of persons is discrete.  E 2E, Explanation B

OR L4
Number of persons cannot be written as decimal
 E (2)
B
4.1.4 R4 000  RT 2RT, Reading from the graph L2
(2)
B
4.1.5 Because the amount shared by workers cannot be L4
2O, Opinion
equal to zero.  O
(2)
M
C M 1C, Converting 6,5hrs to 6h30min
L2
4.2.1 Time of the Day = 07 : 30 + 6h30min + 30min +1h 1M, Adding elapsed times
= 15 : 30  CA 1CA, Time of the day
AO (3)

4.2.2 The number of bags has rounded up  O 2O, Opinion

B
OR
L4
There is no fraction of a bag of cement in the shop
 O
(2)

4.2.3 Time = 207hours ÷ 24 hours M 1M, Dividing by 24hrs

M
= 8,625 days  CA 1CA, time in days
L3
= 8 days + 0.625 ×24  C 1C, Converting 0.625 days to hours
= 8 days and 15hours CA 1CA, Time format
(4)
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