QUESTION 1

Economic hardships have been on the rise for South Africans. Comparing prices of basic grocery items has become the norm. Given below are prices of basic grocery items from different stores.

TABLE 1: PRICE BREAKDOWN OF FOOD ITEMS FROM DIFFERENT STORES

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\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
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Item & Checkers & Pick n Pay & Spar & Woolworths & Shoprite & Food Lovers \\
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Bread & R 18,99 & R 18,99 & R 20,99 & R 18,99 & R 18,99 & R 19,45 \\
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Sunflower oil & R 89,99 & R 94,99 & R 109,99 & R 93,99 & R 89,99 & R 84,99 \\
\hline
Maize meal & R 36,99 & R 42,99 & R 34,99 & R 35,99 & R 36,99 & R 34,99 \\
\hline
White sugar & R 53,99 & R 53,99 & R 56,99 & R 49,99 & R 53,99 & R 54,99 \\
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Milk & R 29,99 & R 29,99 & R 36,99 & R 34,99 & R 28,99 & R 29,99 \\
\hline
Rice & R 36,99 & R 37,99 & R 38,99 & R 37,99 & R 36,99 & R 36,99 \\
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Flour & R 39,99 & R 41,99 & R 49,99 & R 39,99 & R 39,99 & R 39,99 \\
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Soap & R 16,99 & R 12,99 & R 16,99 & R 15,99 & R 16,99 & R 17,99 \\
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Toilet paper & R 84,99 & R 84,99 & R 74,99 & R 78,99 & R 69,99 & R 69,99 \\
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TOTAL & R 408,91 & R 418,91 & & R 406,91 & R 392,91 & R 389,37 \\
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\end{tabular}
\][/tex]

Source: www.iol.co.za

Use TABLE 1 above to answer the questions that follow.

1.1.1 State whether the data above is discrete or continuous.

1.1.2 Write down the modal price for milk.

1.1.3 Identify the minimum price for soap.

1.1.4 Calculate the missing value, the total for Spar.

1.1.5 Determine the difference between the highest and lowest price for sunflower oil.

1.1.6 Name the store that was the cheapest for all the items above.