MATSEC SEC Mathematics case studies
MATSEC SEC Mathematics · Put your knowledge to work in context.
MATSEC SEC Mathematics is a Secondary Education Certificate subject examination administered by the MATSEC Examinations Board, which sits within L-Università ta' Malta. The Board's own pages describe its remit through the resources it publishes: Regulations, Guidelines and policies, Syllabi, Current Session Information, Applications, Past Papers, Marking Schemes and Exemplars, and Research and Reports. Candidates are typically secondary-school students in Malta preparing for certification at the end of compulsory schooling, together with private candidates who register through the Board's applications route. The syllabus is organised around three broad strands - Number and Algebra; Shape, Space and Measures; and Handling Data - and the published syllabus document is the authoritative statement of what a given session examines, including any options or tiering. The MATSEC SEC Mathematics case studies are 5 cases and about 1,964 words.
1Concert ticket sales and an unrealistic target
A school hall has 320 seats for a charity concert. Tickets cost €8 for adults and €5 for students.
401 words, about 2 min2Choosing bathroom tiles without running short
A bathroom wall is 2.40 m wide and 1.80 m high. It contains a window 0.60 m by 0.50 m that will not be tiled.
425 words, about 2 min3A misleading average journey time
Fifteen students in a Year 11 class record their journey time to school in minutes: 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 12, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 45. The local council is consulting on a new bus route and prints a leaflet saying that 'the average journey to school is about 14 minutes'.
423 words, about 2 min4Filling a garden tank with two taps and a leak
A community garden has a 1,200-litre water tank. Tap A alone can fill the empty tank in 6 hours.
364 words, about 2 min5Checking a wheelchair ramp gradient and paint cost
A community centre needs a wheelchair ramp at its main entrance. The door threshold is 0.72 m above the pavement.
351 words, about 2 min