Grade 10 Maths · Algebra

Round off to required accuracy

Round an answer to the number of decimal places asked, or to a sensible whole number (for example 3,4567 becomes 3,46, and 25,2 payments becomes 26).

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Question 7.2 · May/June 2025 · Paper 1 · National (DBE) · 5 marks

7.2 Tino invests in an account earning interest at the rate of p.a., compounded quarterly. Tino decides to withdraw at the end of every months. Tino will continue making these regular withdrawals until there is no money in the account. How many withdrawals of will Tino be able to make?(5)

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  1. 3. Question 3.2.4 · September 2024 · Provincial · 3 marks

    3.2 In a school of 70 Grade 10 learners, 32 learners take Economics (E), 43 take Mathematics (M) and 15 learners take neither of these two subjects. Let the number of learners who take both subjects be .
    3.2.4 The probability that a Mathematics learner is also a Physical Sciences learner is . Determine the number of learners that take Physical Sciences.(3)
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      2 marks · Calculate with percentages

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      1 mark · Round off to required accuracy

  2. 4. Question 1.2 · March 2022 · Provincial · 1 mark

    1.2 Round 34,4678 off to two decimals.(1)
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      1 mark · Round off to required accuracy

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