Question

1. Study the following graph about number of customers who visit Okahandja Pick n

Pay store daily and answer the questions that follow.
Customers Each Day
Number of Customers
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Friday
Saturday
Thursday
Wednesday
Day
a) On which two days is the customer visits to Pick n Pay high and why?
b) Work out the average number of customer visits to Pick n Pay per week. Hint:
Round each number of customer visits per day to the nearest hundred. Round
your answer to the nearest hundred
c) Work out the average number of customer visits to Pick n Pay during working
days Hint: Round each number of customer visits per day to the nearest
hundred
d) Do you think this Pick n Pay makes profit or a loss during working days? Explain.
e) Suggest three possible methods that Pick n Pay can use to determine the number
of customer visits per day.
f) In junior primary, thematic and integration teaching is very important. Identify the
subject theme and lesson topic which align with the type of the graph above.

Answer 1

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a) The customer visits are high on Saturday and Sunday. This is because these are the weekend days when people are free from work and can go shopping or run errands.

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b) The average number of customer visits to Pick n Pay per week can be calculated as follows:

- Sunday: 700

- Monday: 500

- Tuesday: 400

- Wednesday: 300

- Thursday: 400

- Friday: 600

- Saturday: 800

Total number of customer visits per week = 700 + 500 + 400 + 300 + 400 + 600 + 800 = 3300

Average number of customer visits per week = 3300 / 7 = 471 (rounded to the nearest hundred)

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c) The average number of customer visits to Pick n Pay during working days (Monday to Friday) can be calculated as follows:

- Monday: 500

- Tuesday: 400

- Wednesday: 300

- Thursday: 400

- Friday: 600

Total number of customer visits during working days = 500 + 400 + 300 + 400 + 600 = 2200

Average number of customer visits during working days = 2200 / 5 = 440 (rounded to the nearest hundred)

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d) It is likely that Pick n Pay makes a profit during working days. This is because the number of customer visits during working days is relatively high compared to the number of customer visits on weekends. Higher customer visits usually mean higher sales, which can result in higher profits.

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e) Three possible methods that Pick n Pay can use to determine the number of customer visits per day are:

- Install a footfall counter at the entrance of the store to count the number of people entering and exiting the store.

- Conduct customer surveys to ask customers about their shopping habits and how often they visit the store.

- Analyze sales data to estimate the number of customers visiting the store and how often they visit.

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f) The subject theme that aligns with the type of the graph above is data handling. The lesson topic could be interpreting and analyzing data using graphs.