ESTION 6 1 TABLE 3 below shows an extract of the provincial mid-year population estimates by age and gender for 2021 for selected provinces. TABLE 3: MID YEAR POPULATION ESTIMATES (2021) OF CERTAIN PROVINCES BY GENDER AND AGE. Eastern Cape Gauteng KwaZulu Natal Age: Male Female Male Female Male Female 0-4 345 058 336 296 668 597 653 243 616 235 598 179 5-9 370 816 360 513 633 876 618 934 607 730 590 612 10-14 388 607 379 429 577 229 569 943 602 489 589 468 15-19 317 549 307 009 534 347 542 072 522 062 512 711 20-24 226 028 226 351 677 086 672 225 481 991 478 653 25-29 236 880 232 066 827 240 841 564 509 125 506 950 30-34 257 392 259 840 874 911 854 935 510 284 517 162 35-39 225 499 239 270 751 503 731 975 430 757 460 949 [Source: adapted from Stats SA] Use TABLE 3 above to answer the questions that follow: 6.1.1 Calculate the total number of females in the 10-19 years old age group in the three provinces. 6.1.2 Determine (as a percentage) the probability of randomly selecting a female in the 25-29 age interval residing in the Eastern Cape out of all the women in the Eastern Cape. 6.1.3 Determine the median number of males under 40 years of age in Gauteng. 6.1.4 Identify the modal age group for females in Gauteng. 6.1.5 Explain why this information would not be useful to the Education Department when determining how many Gr. 1 learners they can expect in KwaZulu-Natal in 2022.​

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