PISA 2012 Released Items
DVD RENTAL
Jenn works at a store that rents DVDs and computer games.
At this store the annual membership fee costs 10 zeds.
The DVD rental fee for members is lower than the fee for non-
members, as shown in the following table:
Non-member rental
fee for one DVD
Member rental fee
for one DVD
3.20 zeds
2.50 zeds
Translation Note: Change to , instead of . for decimal points, if that is your standard
usage, in EACH occurrence.
Translation Note: The use of zeds is important to the Unit, so please do not adapt “zed”
into an existing currency.
Question 1: DVD RENTAL
PM977Q01 – 0 1 9
Troy was a member of the DVD rental store last year.
Last year he spent 52.50 zeds in total, which included his membership fee.
How much would Troy have spent if he had not been a member but had rented the
same number of DVDs?
Number of zeds: ....................................
DVD RENTAL SCORING 1
QUESTION INTENT:
Description: Calculate and compare numbers in an everyday situation
Mathematical content area: Quantity
Context: Personal
Process: Employ
