NBT NBT Quantitative Literacy: Charts, Tables and Graphs 1

Question 1

A bar chart shows monthly sales: Jan = R12 000, Feb = R15 000, Mar = R9 000. By how much did sales change from February to March?

Accepted Answer

Decreased by R6 000

Answer

Increased by R6 000

Answer

Decreased by R3 000

Answer

Increased by R3 000

Question 2

A pie chart shows that 40% of students chose Mathematics, 35% chose Science, and the rest chose History. What percentage chose History?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

15%

Answer

30%

Answer

75%

Question 3

A line graph shows a company's profit rising steadily from R200 000 in 2019 to R500 000 in 2023. What is the average annual increase?

Accepted Answer

R75 000

Answer

R100 000

Answer

R60 000

Answer

R50 000

Question 4

A table shows that a shop sold 120 units at R25 each. What is the total revenue shown in the table?

Accepted Answer

R3 000

Answer

R300

Answer

R145

Answer

R30 000

Question 5

In a dual bar chart comparing two schools' results, School A scored 72% and School B scored 84% in Mathematics. What is the difference?

Accepted Answer

12 percentage points

Answer

16 percentage points

Answer

8 percentage points

Answer

6 percentage points

Question 6

A graph shows population growth. In 2000, the population was 4 million; by 2020, it was 6 million. What is the percentage increase?

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

33%

Answer

25%

Answer

150%

Question 7

A frequency table shows that 15 learners scored between 60–69, 25 scored 70–79, and 10 scored 80–89. What fraction of learners scored 70 or above?

Accepted Answer

7/10

Answer

1/2

Answer

5/10

Answer

3/5