According to the national and provincial education departments, pupils taking mathematical literacy are expected to learn the following things:
According to the national and provincial education departments, pupils taking mathematical literacy are expected to learn the following things:
lUse a basic calculator;
lPerform basic arithmetical operations;
lWork with relationships between arithmetical operations;
lWork with simple formulae, including formulae for perimeter, area and volume, speed and time;
lEstimate and check estimates against different numbers-related situations;
lWork with and apply the concepts including ratio or proportion, and percentage and rate;
lDetermine input and output values for formulae (or simply put, solve equations);
lDetermine and plot the points for different graphs;
lInterpret information and trends communicated through graphs;
lMeasure lengths, distances, volumes and mass (or weight);
lConvert between units of measurement;
lDraw and interpret scale drawings;
lUse grids, scales and maps;
lOrganise data using tallies and tables;
lSummarise data using the measures including mean, median and mode; and
lRepresent data using various data graphs, including pie charts, histograms and bar graphs.