Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy

LO2 Multiple graphs: Graphs with two or more linear functions and graphs with linear and non-linear functions.
1. Mrs Radebe decides that it is time for her teenage twins to have cellular telephones so that they will be able to contact her after their soccer practices and matches. She approaches two cellular telephone companies in order to determine the best deal that she can get. She is aware that the boys will not only use their telephone to telephone her, but that they would also use them to contact their friends, go on line and probably also use smss. She tabulates the information she has found as follows:

Cellphone provider

Contract Cost per Minute peak Cost per Minute - off peak

Pay-asyou-go

Basic Rate

Cost per Minute

Yellow Phone Company

R95 per month R2,65

Red Phone Company 1.1

R110 per month

R2,65

First 50 minutes free; R1,90 after 50 minutes R2,50 First 85 minutes free; R1,25 after 85 minutes R2,45

Take the above information into account to determine the cost of giving the twins each a cellphone by copying and completing the table below.

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Yellow Phone Company Numbe Contract r of Peak minutes time

Yellow Phone Company Contract Off peak time

Yellow Phone Company Pay-asyou-go Peak time

Red Phone Company Prepaid Peak time

Red Phone Company Contract Red Phone Off peak Company time Pay-asyou-go off peak time

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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 1.2 Use a set of axis, with the number of minutes on the x-axis and the cost on the y-axis, and plot and join the points in the above table. Which option would you recommend for Mrs Radebe. Explain.

1.3

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2. Zanele wants to rent a car while in Johannesburg for a week. She obtains the following three quotes from three car rental companies. Company Budget Avis Value Type of Car Tazz Polo Playa Tazz Daily rental rate R295 R220 R245 Free kms Unlimited 200 km 200 km Cost per km for excess kms R1,50 R1,05 300 km

2.1 Copy and complete the table below. Kms 0 km 100 km 150 km 200 km Budget Avis Value
2.2

250 km

Represent the information in 2.1 above graphically on a set of axes. If Zanele travels 245 kms per day, which option would be the cheapest? If Zanele travels less than 50 kms per day, which option would be the cheapest? If Zanele travels between 50 and 200 kms per day, which option would cost the most?

2.3 2.4 2.5

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3. Inflation has resulted in escalated costs for all aspects of the economy. Building costs have also escalated over the past few years. When you want to build a house the quote given to you by the builder will be given as a rate in rand per square metre (R/m). Refer to the table below and answer the questions that follow. Year 2004 Cost Per m R3 000 2005 R3 300 2006 R3 712,50 2007 R4 455

3.1 Determine the cost of building a 80m house in 3.1.1 2004 3.1.2 2005 3.1.3 2006 3.1.4 2007 3.2 Determine the cost of building a 190m house in 3.2.1 2004 3.2.2 2005 3.2.3 2006 3.2.4 2007 3.3 Use a set of axes with the m on the x-axis and the cost on the yaxis. Plot the amounts of 3.1.1 above and 3.2.1 above on the set of axes and join the points. Now repeat the process for each year. 3.4 Read off from your graph what the cost would be of a 120m house in 2007.

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ANSWERS
1.1 Yellow Phone Company Prepaid Peak time 121.5 148 174.5 201 227.5 254 280.5 307 333.5 360 386.5 413 439.5 466 492.5 Yellow Phone Company - Prepaid Off Peak time 95 95 95 95 95 114 133 152 171 190 209 228 247 266 285 Yellow Phone Company - Pay-asyou-go Peak time 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 Red Phone Company - Prepaid Peak time 136.5 163 189.5 216 242.5 269 295.5 322 348.5 375 401.5 428 454.5 481 507.5 Red Phone Company Prepaid Off peak time 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 116.25 128.75 141.25 152 166.25 178.75 191.25 Red Phone Company - Pay-asyou-go off peak time 24.5 49 73.5 98 122.5 147 171.5 196 220.5 245 269.5 294 318.5 343 367.5

Number of minutes 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150

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1.2
Comparison of Cellphone options
600 500 Yellow Contract Peak 400 300 200 100 0
11 0 13 0 15 0 10 30 50 70 90

Cost of contract

Yellow Contract off peak Yellow Pay as you go Red Contract Peak Red Contract off peak Red Pay as you go

Time in minutes

1.3 The cheapest option would be to use the Red Phone Companys offer of a contract with off-peak minutes. This is the cheapest option. However, she will not be able to dictate that the twins only use off peak minutes, so it may be more advisable for her to get use the Red Phone Companys pay as you go option. This way she can dictate the amount of money she gives the twins and it will be the cheapest option financially if they do not only stick to off peak times.

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2.1 Kms Budget Avis Value 2.2

Comparison of car hire
400 350

0 km R295 R220 R245

100 km R295 R220 R245

150 km R295 R220 R245

200 km R295 R220 R245

250 km R295 R227,50 R297,50

300 km R295 R370 R350

Cost of car hire

300 250 200 150 100 50 0 0 km 100 km 150 km 200 km 250 km 300 km Budget Avis Value

No. of Kilometres

2.3 2.4 2.5

Avis Avis Budget

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3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.3

R3 000 x 80 = R240 000 R3 300 x 80 = R264 000 R3 712,50 x 80 = R297 000 R4 455 x 80 = R356 400 R3 000 x 190 = R570 000 R3 300 x 190 = R627 000 R3 712,50 x 190 = R705 375 R4 455 x 190 = R846 450

Comparison of the cost of building

900000 800000

Cost of building

700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 2004 2005 2006 2007

Square metres

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3.4
Comparison of the cost of building
900000 800000

Cost of building

700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 2004 2005 2006 2007

Square metres

The cost of building 120m house in 2007 is R534 600.

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