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

Mathematics 9709/63 Oct/Nov 2015 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 6 (Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)), variant 3, 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
42
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_w15_qp_63 ยท 9709_w15_ms_63

Grade thresholds for 9709/63 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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4236292215

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/63 Oct/Nov 2015 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Binomial Distribution112
Probability211
Representation of Data19
Permutations and Combinations18
Normal Distribution17
Linear Transformation of Data13

Questions in 9709/63 Oct/Nov 2015

  1. Question 1Linear Transformation of Data ยท 3 marks

    The time taken, t hours, to deliver letters on a particular route each day is measured on 250 working days. The mean time taken is 2.8 hours. Given that โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Probability ยท 5 marks

    In country X, 25% of people have fair hair. In country Y, 60% of people have fair hair. There are 20 million people in country X and 8 million people in country Y. A person is chosen at random from โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Probability ยท 6 marks

    Ellie throws two fair tetrahedral dice, each with faces numbered โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Normal Distribution ยท 7 marks

    The time taken for cucumber seeds to germinate under certain conditions has a normal distribution with mean 125 hours and standard deviation 3 hours. (i) It is found that 13% of seeds take longer than 136 hours to germinate. Find โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Permutations and Combinations ยท 8 marks

    (a) Find the number of different ways that the 13 letters of the word ACCOMMODATION can be arranged in a line if all the vowels โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Representation of Data ยท 9 marks

    The heights to the nearest metre of 134 of๏ฌce buildings in a certain city are summarised in the table below. Height โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Binomial Distribution ยท 12 marks

    A factory makes water pistols, 8% of which do not work properly. (i) A random sample of 19 water pistols is taken. Find the probability that at most 2 do not work properly. (ii) In a random sample of n โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/63 Oct/Nov 2015 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_w15_ms_63), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9709/63 Oct/Nov 2015?
42 marks out of 50, a C needed 29.
Which topics came up in 9709/63 Oct/Nov 2015?
Mostly Binomial Distribution, Probability, Representation of Data. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/63 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.