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The Coronavirus disease has led to many deaths globally. In Gauteng, the number of deaths per week increases by 9.2% every week. Suppose this trend does not change and 82 deaths have been recorded this week. Determine the number of deaths that: a) were recorded 4 weeks ago b) will be recorded in 3 weeks’ time c) will be recorded in 6 weeks’ time [1] a) 63 b) 98 c) 127 [2] a) 58 b) 107 c) 139 [3] a) 63 b) 106 c) 138 [4] a) 58 b) 108 c) 127

Johannes sells his 2-bedroom apartment for R920 000. The total commission is 8.4% of the selling price of which the sales agent receives 3 quarters and the rest will be used to pay the transfer fee. The sales agent receives [1] R52 142.86 [2] R57 960 [3] R19 320 [4] R77 280

Which one of the following is not a perfect square? [1] 289 [2] 121 [3] 169 [4] 362

Consider the following statements:

A. The product of 2 numbers of opposite signs will be a negative number

B. The reciprocal of an improper fraction is a proper fraction

C. The reciprocal of 1 is −1.

Which ONE of the following is TRUE?

[1] Both A and B are correct

[2] Only B is correct

[3] Neither A nor C is correct

[4] Only C is correct

The correct expression for a number which is twice as big as the number obtained after p has been divided

by 3, is

Consider the following statements:

A. The product of 2 numbers of opposite signs will be a negative number

B. The reciprocal of an improper fraction is a proper fraction

C. The reciprocal of 1 is −1.

If a certain number x is subtracted from 8, it will be equal to two less than four times the same number. The

correct equation for the above sentence is:

[1] x − 8 = 4x − 2

[2] 8 − x = 4 − 2x

[3] 8 − x = 4x − 2

[4] x − 8 = 2x − 4

Match the terms in column B with a statement in column A

A B

1. In equation 7x + 2y − 4 = 45,4 is the a. Base

2. The number in front of a variable b. Product

3. When 2 numbers are multiplied the answer is the c. Coefficient

4. In equation 53 = 125,5 is the d. Constant

[1] 1-d 2-b 3-a 4-c

[2] 1-d 2-c 3-b 4-a

[3] 1-a 2-c 3-b 4-d

[4] 1-c 2-b 3-d 4-a

Carol has 18 fruits in a basket, 3 of them are apples, x of them are pineapples and the rest are oranges. An expression in terms of x for the number of oranges in the basket is... [1] 18 − 3x [2] 18 − 3 + x [3] 15 − x [4] 3x − 18

Match the terms in column B with a statement in column A

A B

1. Natural numbers are also called a. Non-negative integers

2. The most fundamental system of numbers b. Positive integers

3. Counting numbers are also called c. Real numbers

4. All points on a number line represent a set of d. Natural numbers

[1] 1-c 2-d 3-b 4-a

[2] 1-c 2-d 3-a 4-b

[3] 1-b 2-c 3-d 4-a

[4] 1-b 2-d 3-a 4-c