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

Mathematics 9709/61 May/June 2016 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 6 (Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)), variant 1, May/June 2016: 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_s16_qp_61 ยท 9709_s16_ms_61

Grade thresholds for 9709/61 May/June 2016

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.

ABCDE
4238312418

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/61 May/June 2016 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Normal Distribution212
Random Variables211
Permutations and Combinations111
Representation of Data111
Probability15

Questions in 9709/61 May/June 2016

  1. Question 1Normal Distribution ยท 3 marks

    The height of maize plants in Mpapwa is normally distributed with mean 1.62 m and standard deviation 3 m. The probability that a randomly chosen plant has a height greater than 1.8 m is 0.15. Find the value of 3.

  2. Question 2Random Variables ยท 5 marks

    The faces of a biased die are numbered โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Probability ยท 5 marks

    The probability that the school bus is on time on any particular day is 0.6. If the bus is on time the probability that Sam the driver gets a cup of co๏ฌ€ee is 0.9. If the bus is not on โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Random Variables ยท 6 marks

    A box contains 2 green sweets and 5 blue sweets. Two sweets are taken at random from the box, without replacement. The random variable X is the number of green sweets taken. Find EX and VarX.

  5. Question 5Normal Distribution ยท 9 marks

    Plastic drinking straws are manufactured to ๏ฌt into drinks cartons which have a hole in the top. A straw ๏ฌts into the hole if the diameter of the straw is less than 3 mm. The diameters of the straws have โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Permutations and Combinations ยท 11 marks

    (a) (i) Find how many numbers there are between 100 and 999 in which all three digits are di๏ฌ€erent. (ii) Find how many of the numbers in part (i) are odd numbers greater than โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Representation of Data ยท 11 marks

    The amounts spent by 160 shoppers at a supermarket are summarised in the following table. Amount spent โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/61 May/June 2016 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_s16_ms_61), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9709/61 May/June 2016?
42 marks out of 50, a C needed 31.
Which topics came up in 9709/61 May/June 2016?
Mostly Normal Distribution, Random Variables, Permutations and Combinations. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/61 May/June 2016?
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.