Programme For International Student Assessment Pisa / Sample Math Passage 4: Skateboard


Eric is a great skateboard fan. He visits a shop named SKATERS to check some prices. 

At this shop you can buy a complete board. Or you can buy a deck, a set of 4 wheels, a set of 2 trucks and  a set of hardware, and assemble your own board. 
The prices for the shop's products are: 



Non-MCQ Questions:

1. Eric wants to assemble his own skateboard. What is the minimum price and the maximum price in this  shop for self-assembled skateboards? 

(a) Minimum price: zeds. 
(b) Maximum price: zeds. 

2.  Eric has 120 zeds to spend and wants to buy the most expensive skateboard he can afford. 
How much money can Eric afford to spend on each of the 4 parts? Put your answer in the table below. 

Part  - Amount (zeds) 
Deck 
Wheels 
Trucks 



The shop offers three different decks, two different sets of wheels and two different sets of hardware. There is only one choice for a set of trucks. How many different skateboards can Eric construct?

8
12
10
6