PISA 2012 Released
Items
MEMORY
STICK
A memory stick is a small, portable computer storage device.
Ivan has a memory stick that stores music and photos. The
memory stick has a
capacity of 1 GB (1000 MB). The graph below shows the current disk status of his
memory stick.
Translation Note: Please translate “memory stick” with the commonly used term in
your language, for example, “USB key”.
Memory stick disk status
Music (650 MB)
Photos (198 MB)
Free space (152 MB)
PISA 2012 Released Items
Question 1: MEMORY STICK
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Ivan wants to transfer a photo album of 350 MB onto
his memory stick, but there is
not enough free space on the memory stick. While he
does not want to delete any
existing photos, he is happy to delete up to two music albums.
Ivan’s memory stick has the following size music albums stored on it.
Album
Size
Album 1
100 MB
Album 2
75 MB
Album 3
80 MB
Album 4
55 MB
Album 5
60 MB
Album 6
80 MB
Album 7
75 MB
Album 8
125 MB
By deleting at most two music albums is it possible for Ivan to have
enough space on
his memory stick to add the photo album? Circle “Yes” or “No” and show calculations
to support your answer.
Answer: Yes / No
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