Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 6 ยท Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)
Mathematics 9709/62 May/June 2015 past paper
Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 6 (Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)), variant 2, May/June 2015: 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
- 42
File names: 9709_s15_qp_62 ยท 9709_s15_ms_62
Grade thresholds for 9709/62 May/June 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 37 | 30 | 24 | 18 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9709/62 May/June 2015 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Probability | 2 | 15 |
| Normal Distribution | 1 | 12 |
| Representation of Data | 2 | 11 |
| Permutations and Combinations | 1 | 9 |
| Binomial Distribution | 1 | 3 |
Questions in 9709/62 May/June 2015
- Question 1
A fair die is thrown 10 times. Find the probability that the number of sixes obtained is between 3 and 5 inclusive.
- Question 2
120 people were asked to read an article in a newspaper. The times taken, to the nearest second, by the people to read the article are summarised in the following table. Time (seconds) โฆ
- Question 3
- Question 4
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- Question 5
A box contains 5 discs, numbered โฆ
- Question 6
(a) Find the number of different ways the 7 letters of the word BANANAS can be arranged (i) if the ๏ฌrst letter is N and the last letter is B, (ii) if all the letters A are next to each โฆ
- Question 7
(a) Once a week Zak goes for a run. The time he takes, in minutes, has a normal distribution with mean 35.2 and standard deviation 4.7. (i) Find the expected number of days during a year (52 weeks) for which โฆ
Other Mathematics papers from May/June 2015
- 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)
- 9709/61 Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)
- 9709/63 Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)