Numbers & Calculations with Numbers is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Mathematical Literacy CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. How many items are in "a dozen" eggs?
Answer: 12 — A dozen means 12 of an item.
Easy
2. Which of these represents "one million" written with a thousand separator?
1 000 000
100 000
10 000 000
1 000
Answer: 1 000 000 — One million is written as 1 000 000, using a space as the thousand separator between each group of three digits.
Medium
3. Calculate, using the correct order of operations (BODMAS): 6 + 4 x 3
Answer: 18 — BODMAS requires multiplication before addition: 4 x 3 = 12, then 6 + 12 = 18.
