Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 6 ยท Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)
Mathematics 9709/61 Oct/Nov 2012 past paper
Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 6 (Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)), variant 1, Oct/Nov 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
- 37
File names: 9709_w12_qp_61 ยท 9709_w12_ms_61
Grade thresholds for 9709/61 Oct/Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9709/61 Oct/Nov 2012 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Permutations and Combinations | 1 | 12 |
| Probability | 1 | 9 |
| Representation of Data | 1 | 7 |
| Binomial Distribution | 1 | 7 |
| Normal Distribution | 1 | 6 |
| Linear Transformation of Data | 1 | 5 |
| Random Variables | 1 | 4 |
Questions in 9709/61 Oct/Nov 2012
- Question 1
Ashok has 3 green pens and 7 red pens. His friend Rod takes 3 of these pens at random, without replacement. Draw up a probability distribution table for the number of green pens Rod takes.
- Question 2
The amounts of money, x dollars, that 24 people had in their pockets are summarised by โฆ
- Question 3
Lengths of rolls of parcel tape have a normal distribution with mean 75 m, and 15% of the rolls have lengths less than โฆ
- Question 4
Prices in dollars of 11 caravans in a showroom are as follows. โฆ
- Question 5
A company set up a display consisting of 20 ๏ฌreworks. For each ๏ฌrework, the probability that it fails to work is 0.05, independently of other ๏ฌreworks. (i) Find the probability that more than 1 ๏ฌrework fails to work. The 20 โฆ
- Question 6
Ana meets her friends once every day. For each day the probability that she is early is 0.05 and the probability that she is late is 0.75. Otherwise she is on time. (i) Find the probability that she is on โฆ
- Question 7
(a) In a sweet shop 5 identical packets of toffees, 4 identical packets of fruit gums and 9 identical packets of chocolates are arranged in a line on a shelf. Find the number of different arrangements of the packets that โฆ
Other Mathematics papers from Oct/Nov 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)