Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 6 ยท Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)
Mathematics 9709/61 May/June 2012 past paper
Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 6 (Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)), variant 1, May/June 2012: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 50 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 7
- Marks
- 50
- Grade A from
- 43
File names: 9709_s12_qp_61 ยท 9709_s12_ms_61
Grade thresholds for 9709/61 May/June 2012
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 50). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9709/61 May/June 2012 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Normal Distribution | 2 | 12 |
| Permutations and Combinations | 1 | 10 |
| Representation of Data | 1 | 9 |
| Random Variables | 1 | 7 |
| Binomial Distribution | 1 | 7 |
| Probability | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 9709/61 May/June 2012
- Question 1
- Question 2
Maria has 3 pre-set stations on her radio. When she switches her radio on, there is a probability of 0.3 that it will be set to station 1, a probability of 0.45 that it will be set to station 2 โฆ
- Question 3
A spinner has 5 sides, numbered โฆ
- Question 4
In a certain mountainous region in winter, the probability of more than 20 cm of snow falling on any particular day is 0.21. (i) Find the probability that, in any 7-day period in winter, fewer than 5 days have more โฆ
- Question 5
The lengths of the diagonals in metres of the 9 most popular ๏ฌat screen TVs and the 9 most popular conventional TVs are shown below. Flat screen โฆ
- Question 6
The lengths of body feathers of a particular species of bird are modelled by a normal distribution. A researcher measures the lengths of a random sample of 600 body feathers from birds of this species and ๏ฌnds that 63 are โฆ
- Question 7
(a) Seven friends together with their respective partners all meet up for a meal. To commemorate the occasion they arrange for a photograph to be taken of all 14 of them standing in a line. (i) How many different arrangements โฆ
Other Mathematics papers from May/June 2012
- 9709/11 Pure Mathematics 1
- 9709/12 Pure Mathematics 1
- 9709/13 Pure Mathematics 1
- 9709/31 Pure Mathematics 3
- 9709/32 Pure Mathematics 3
- 9709/33 Pure Mathematics 3
- 9709/41 Mechanics
- 9709/42 Mechanics
- 9709/43 Mechanics
- 9709/51 Mechanics 2 (old syllabus, not in topicals)
- 9709/52 Mechanics 2 (old syllabus, not in topicals)
- 9709/53 Mechanics 2 (old syllabus, not in topicals)
- 9709/62 Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)
- 9709/63 Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)