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Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 6 ยท Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)

Mathematics 9709/62 Oct/Nov 2015 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 6 (Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)), variant 2, Oct/Nov 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
41
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_w15_qp_62 ยท 9709_w15_ms_62

Grade thresholds for 9709/62 Oct/Nov 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.

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4137322722

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/62 Oct/Nov 2015 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Normal Distribution113
Probability29
Representation of Data19
Random Variables19
Permutations and Combinations17
Linear Transformation of Data13

Questions in 9709/62 Oct/Nov 2015

  1. Question 1Linear Transformation of Data ยท 3 marks

    For n values of the variable x, it is given that โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Probability ยท 3 marks

    A committee of 6 people is to be chosen at random from 7 men and 9 women. Find the probability that there are no men on the committee.

  3. Question 3Probability ยท 6 marks

    One plastic robot is given away free inside each packet of a certain brand of biscuits. There are four colours of plastic robot (red, yellow, blue and green) and each colour is equally likely to occur. Nick buys some packets โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Permutations and Combinations ยท 7 marks

    A group of 8 friends travels to the airport in two taxis, P and Q. Each taxi can take 4 passengers. (i) The 8 friends divide themselves into two groups of 4, one group for taxi P and one group โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Representation of Data ยท 9 marks

    The weights, in kilograms, of the 15 rugby players in each of two teams, A and B, are shown below. Team โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Random Variables ยท 9 marks

    A fair spinner A has edges numbered โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Normal Distribution ยท 13 marks

    (a) A petrol station ๏ฌnds that its daily sales, in litres, are normally distributed with mean 4520 and standard deviation 560. (i) Find on how many days of the year (365 days) the daily sales can be expected to exceed โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/62 Oct/Nov 2015 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_w15_ms_62), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9709/62 Oct/Nov 2015?
41 marks out of 50, a C needed 32.
Which topics came up in 9709/62 Oct/Nov 2015?
Mostly Normal Distribution, Probability, Representation of Data. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/62 Oct/Nov 2015?
No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.