Minar and Bumily reside in Cape Town. Mr. Minaur wants to take his family to
Johannesburg during the Easter holidays. Ele contacted an agent about renting a house for his
family during their visit. The agent gave him the following options:
Option 1: R500, 00 per person per day
No. of people
Cost (in Rand)
2
3
S
500
1.000
1500
2.000
3.000
1. Complete the table by finding the missing values.
[No. of people
Cost (in Rand)
Option 2: R2 000, 00 for a house for 6 people
2
3
4 5 6
2. Complete the table for option 2.
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3. On the same system of axes draw the bar graphs to represent the two options.
4. What do you notice about the cost of option 2? Give one reason that you can attribute this
to.
5. Which of the two options would you advise Mr. Minaar to opt for if his family including
him, is 4 people?
6. Which option will be the best for Mr. Minaar and his family if they are 6 people? Give
reasons for your answer.
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