GRADE 12 MATHEMATICAL LITERACY
PAPER 2 
NSC PAST PAPERS AND MEMOS
SEPTEMBER 2017

ADDENDUM 

ANNEXURE A – QUESTION 1.1 
Table showing how much to pay for two different medical aid options in 2016: 
EMERALD: 

Salary row 

R 0 – R 11 053 

R 11 053 – R 19 089 

R 19 089+

Member row 

R 1 996 

R 2 210 

R 2 477

Adult row 

R 1 416 

R 1 583 

R 1 761

Child row 

R 731 

R 820 

R 914

ONYX: 

Salary row 

R 0 – R 11 053 

R 11 053 – R 23 551 

R 23 551+

Member row 

R 3 193 

R 3 322 

R 3 587

Adult row 

R 2 271 

R 2 351 

R 2 362

Child row 

R 949 

R 1 030 

R 1 149

[Source: www.gems.gov.za] 

Notes: 

  • Salary row reflects monthly salary before tax and other deductions. 
  • Member row shows how much the main member (person paying for the medical aid) has to  pay. 
  • Adult row shows how much you pay for adult dependent.
  • Child row shows how much the main member pay for child dependents (persons under the  age of 21). Persons that are mentally or physically disabled, younger than 28 and still  students at a recognised educational institution.

ANNEXURE B – QUESTION 2.1 
Remuneration for developing reading material: 

Rates for 3 consecutive years

Year 

2013 

2014 

2015

Norm time (in minutes) 

26 

26 

26

Rate for developing in Rand 

147,36 

138,25 

169,30

Rate for transport in Rand 

2,45 per km 

2,64 per km 

2,82 per km

Notes: 

  • Norm time = number of minutes taken to develop 1 page 
  • Total remuneration = amount of developing material + transport 
  • Amount for developing material =
    norm time/60 × rate for developing × number of pages developed
  • Transport fee = rate for transport × number of kilometres travelled

ANNEXURE C – QUESTION 2.2 
Tax Tables for Individuals: 
American Tax Table 2015/2016 (1 March 2015 to 29 February 2016) 

IF TAXABLE INCOME IS BETWEEN: 

THE TAX DUE IS:

0 – $9 225 

10% of taxable income

$9 226 – $37 450 

$922,50 + 15% of the amount over $9 225

$37 451 – $90 750 

$5 156,25 + 25% of the amount over $37 450

$90 751 – $189 300 

$18 481,25 + 28% of the amount over $90 750

$189 301 – $411 500 

$46 075,25 + 33% of the amount over $189 300

$411 501 – $413 200 

$119 401,25 + 35% of the amount over $411 500

$413 201 + 

$119 996,25 + 39,6% of the amount over $413 200

[Source: www.incometax/p/america] 

South African Tax Table 2015/2016 Tax Year (1 March 2015 to 29 February 2016) 

TAXABLE INCOME (R) 

RATES OF TAX (R)

0 – 181 900 

18% of each R1

181 901 – 284 100 

32 742 + 26% of the amount above 181 900

284 101 – 393 200 

59 314 + 31% of the amount above 284 100

393 201 – 550 100 

93 135 + 36% of the amount above 393 200

550 101 – 701 300 

149 619 + 39% of the amount above 550 100

701 301 and above 

208 587 + 41% of the amount above 701 300

Tax Rebates in South Africa 

TAX REBATE 

2016 

2015

Primary (younger than 65 years) 

R13 257 

R12 726

Secondary (65 years and older) 

R7 407 

R7 110

Tertiary (75 years and older) 

R2 466 

R2 367

[Source: www.sars.gov.za]

ANNEXURE D – QUESTION 3.1 
Strip chart map showing route from Pretoria to Windhoek: 

279 olkaok 

[Source: www.googlemaps.co.za]

ANNEXURE E – QUESTION 3.2 
Grade 12 performance of some subjects from 2013 to 2016: 

 

2013 

2014 

2015 

2016

SUBJECTS

Wrote

Achieved at
30% and above

% achieved

Wrote

 Achieved at 30%
and above

% achieved

Wrote

Achieved
at 30%
and above

% achieved

Wrote

Achieved
at 30%
and above

% achieved

Geography 

239 657 

191 834 

80,0 

236 051 

191 966 

81,3 

303 985 

234 209 

77,0 

302 600 

231 588 

76,5

History 

109 046 

94 982 

87,1 

115 686 

99 823 

86,3 

154 398 

129 643 

84,0 

157 594 

132 457 

84,0

Life Sciences 

301 718 

222 374 

73,7 

284 298 

209 783 

73,8 

348 076 

245 164 

70,4 

347 662 

245 070 

70,5

Mathematical Literacy 

324 097 

282 270 

87,1 

312 054 

262 495 

84,1 

388 845 

277 594 

71,4 

361 865 

257 881 

71,3

Mathematics 

241 509 

142 666 

59,1 

225 458 

120 523 

53,5 

263 903 

129 481 

49,1 

265 810 

135 958 

51,1

Physical sciences 

184 383 

124 206 

67,4 

167 997 

103 348 

61,5 

193 189 

113 121 

58,6 

192 618 

119 427 

62,0

[Source: www.eduation.gov.za]

ANNEXURE F – QUESTION 4.2 
Map with the maximum temperatures on 11 August 2016: 
280 klokakh

ANSWER SHEET 1 FOR QUESTION 4.2.4 
[Source: www.weathersa.co.za]

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