NSSCO Mathematics (6131) case studies
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The Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level (NSSCO) Mathematics qualification is the Ordinary Level mathematics credential taken in Namibian senior secondary schooling, sitting alongside other NSSCO subjects and used for progression to AS/A Level study, vocational training and entry-level employment. It suits learners completing Grade 11 who need a recognised mathematics result, and adults returning to study who need the same certification. The NSSCO Mathematics (6131) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,455 words.
1Two maize-meal quotations for the hostel term
Kandjimi runs the tuck shop at a combined school and has to order 400 bags of maize meal for the hostel term. Two wholesalers submitted written quotations, and both state that prices exclude 15% VAT.
689 words, about 3 min2Netting a chicken run against the yard wall
Mrs Amutenya keeps laying hens and wants a rectangular run built against the straight back wall of her yard, so only three sides need netting. She has one 24 m roll of netting and intends to use all of it.
697 words, about 3 min3Capacity of the hostel water tank
A rural school buys a cylindrical water tank for the hostel kitchen. The supplier's label reads: external diameter 1.80 m; internal height 2.40 m; wall and base thickness 40 mm.
701 words, about 4 min4Measuring the radio mast with a clinometer
A surveying team from a school in Otjozondjupa sets out to measure the height of a radio mast standing on level ground. Two points P and Q are marked on a straight line through the base of the mast, with Q farther from the mast and PQ = 40 m.
717 words, about 4 min5Ordering loaves from sixteen days of canteen sales
The canteen at a Windhoek secondary school recorded the number of loaves of bread sold on each of 16 trading days: 42, 45, 44, 43, 46, 45, 44, 47, 45, 43, 44, 46, 45, 44, 45, 120. The 120 was the day of the inter-house athletics meeting, when visiting teams bought in bulk.
651 words, about 3 min