Mathematics

Paper 1

November 2012

Question papers: 2
Memos: 2
Source: DBE

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Question paper

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Memorandum

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What Paper 1 is made of

Mark weighting set by CAPS. Every Paper 1 follows it, so this holds for any year you practise.

Algebra and equations25 ± 3
Patterns and sequences25 ± 3
Finance, growth and decay15 ± 3
Functions and graphs35 ± 3
Differential calculus35 ± 3
Probability15 ± 3

The same paper, other sittings

Working through one topic across years beats working through one year across topics.

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