PISA 2012 Released Items
Description: Analyse different information about a given scenario
Mathematical content area: Change and relationships
Context: Scientific
Process: Interpret
Full Credit
Code 1: Four correct responses: Yes, No, Yes, No, in that order.
No Credit
Code 0: Other responses.
Code 9: Missing.
Question 2: POWER OF THE WIND
PM922Q02
Zedtown wants to estimate the costs and the profit that would be created by
constructing this wind power station.
Zedtown’s mayor proposes the following formula for estimating the financial gain,
F
zeds,
over a number of years,
y
, if they build the E-82 model.
F
= 400 000
y
– 3 200 000