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  1. A shop adds 15% VAT to a jacket priced at R400 (excluding VAT). What is the price including VAT?

    Answer: R460

    VAT = 15% of R400 = R60. Price including VAT = R400 + R60 = R460.

  2. A recipe for 4 people uses 600 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 6 people?

    Answer: 900 g

    Flour per person = 600 ÷ 4 = 150 g. For 6 people: 150 × 6 = 900 g.

  3. Convert 2.5 kilometres to metres.

    Answer: 2 500 m

    1 km = 1 000 m, so 2.5 km = 2.5 × 1 000 = 2 500 m.

  4. A learner scored 36 out of 50 in a test. What is this as a percentage?

    Answer: 72%

    Percentage = (36 ÷ 50) × 100 = 72%.

  5. A taxi charges a flat fee of R12 plus R3 per kilometre. What does a 10 km trip cost?

    Answer: R42

    Cost = R12 + (R3 × 10) = R12 + R30 = R42.

  6. The exchange rate is R18 to US$1. How many rands do you get for US$25?

    Answer: R450

    Rands = 25 × R18 = R450.

  7. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area?

    Answer: 40 m²

    Area of a rectangle = length × width = 8 × 5 = 40 m².

  8. The median of the data set 4; 7; 9; 12; 18 is which value?

    Answer: 9

    The median is the middle value of an ordered list. With five values, the third value is the median: 9.