Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 6 ยท Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)
Mathematics 9709/61 May/June 2017 past paper
Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 6 (Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)), variant 1, May/June 2017: 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
- 43
File names: 9709_s17_qp_61 ยท 9709_s17_ms_61
Grade thresholds for 9709/61 May/June 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 39 | 32 | 25 | 19 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9709/61 May/June 2017 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Probability | 2 | 11 |
| Normal Distribution | 1 | 11 |
| Permutations and Combinations | 1 | 11 |
| Binomial Distribution | 1 | 7 |
| Representation of Data | 1 | 6 |
| Linear Transformation of Data | 1 | 4 |
Questions in 9709/61 May/June 2017
- Question 1
Kadijat noted the weights, x grams, of 30 chocolate buns. Her results are summarised by โฆ
- Question 2
Ashfaq throws two fair dice and notes the numbers obtained. R is the event โThe product of the two numbers is 12โ. T is the event โOne of the numbers is odd and one of the numbers is evenโ. By โฆ
- Question 3
Redbury United soccer team play a match every week. Each match can be won, drawn or lost. At the beginning of the soccer season the probability that Redbury United win their ๏ฌrst match is 3 5, with equal probabilities of โฆ
- Question 4
The times taken, t seconds, by 1140 people to solve a puzzle are summarised in the table. Time (t seconds) โฆ
- Question 5
Eggs are sold in boxes of 20. Cracked eggs occur independently and the mean number of cracked eggs in a box is 1.4. (i) Calculate the probability that a randomly chosen box contains exactly 2 cracked eggs. (ii) Calculate the โฆ
- Question 6
(a) The random variable X has a normal distribution with mean - and standard deviation 3. You are given that โฆ
- Question 7
(a) Eight children of di๏ฌerent ages stand in a random order in a line. Find the number of di๏ฌerent ways this can be done if none of the three youngest children stand next to each other. (b) David chooses 5 โฆ
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- 9709/42 Mechanics
- 9709/43 Mechanics
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- 9709/52 Mechanics 2 (old syllabus, not in topicals)
- 9709/53 Mechanics 2 (old syllabus, not in topicals)
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