MATHS LITERACY – DATA HANDLING – REPRESENTING

GRADE 12 TERM 1 AND ANALYSING DATA

(NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES)

1. Study the graph below, which shows the pass rate for matric learners in South Africa from
2005 to 2016.

90

78.2
80 75.8
73.9 72.5
70.2 70.7
68.3 67.8
70 66.5 65.2
62.5
60.6
60
Pass rate (%)

50

40

30

20

10

0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Year

Adapted from: https://goo.gl/zpVd6M

a. In which year was the pass rate highest?

b. In which year was the pass rate lowest?
c. Calculate the range in results on this graph.
d. Describe the general trend in marks from 2009 to 2016.
e. In 2015, a newspaper reported the matric results with the following headline: “Worst drop
in matric pass rate since 2009”. Do you agree with this headline? Explain your answer using
evidence from the graph.

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GRADE 12 TERM 1 AND ANALYSING DATA
(NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES)

2. Study the pie chart showing undernourishment (not getting enough food) prevalence below
and answer the questions that follow.

https://goo.gl/oBRQAe

a. How many people in total are represented by the graph?

b. How many people in Sub-Saharan Africa were undernourished in 2010?
c. In which region are the most undernourished people found?
d. What percentage of total undernourished people come from Africa?
e. Suggest another type of graph that may be used to show this information.
f. Why do you think developed countries have the lowest number of undernourished people?

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GRADE 12 TERM 1 AND ANALYSING DATA
(NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES)

3. Study the histogram (also called a population pyramid) below, which shows the population
of South Africa divided by gender into age groups.

https://goo.gl/qnHkxt

a. Which age group has the highest number of people in the population?
b. Approximately how many females are in the 10 – 14 age group?
c. Approximately how many people are in the 50 – 54 age group?
d. Approximately how many more people are there in the 50 – 54 group than the 65 – 69
group?
e. Suggest a reason for your answer to QUESTION 3d.
f. Thirusha says “In South Africa, there are a lot more men in all age groups than women.” Do
you agree? Justify your answer using evidence from the graph.
g. A large number of people in South Africa are under the age of 18. Suggest two reasons why
this may be a problem for the country.

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