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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 2018 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 6 (Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 6 until 2019)), variant 1, May/June 2018: 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_s18_qp_61 ยท 9709_s18_ms_61

Grade thresholds for 9709/61 May/June 2018

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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4238322519

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/61 May/June 2018 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Representation of Data210
Permutations and Combinations110
Normal Distribution18
Binomial Distribution18
Probability18
Random Variables16

Questions in 9709/61 May/June 2018

  1. Question 1Representation of Data ยท 3 marks

    In a statistics lesson 12 people were asked to think of a number, x, between 1 and 20 inclusive. From the results Tom found that โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Representation of Data ยท 7 marks

    In a survey 55 students were asked to record, to the nearest kilometre, the total number of kilometres they travelled to school in a particular week. The results are shown below. โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Random Variables ยท 6 marks

    Andy has 4 red socks and 8 black socks in his drawer. He takes 2 socks at random from his drawer. (i) Find the probability that the socks taken are of di๏ฌ€erent colours. The random variable X is the number โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Normal Distribution ยท 8 marks

    (a) The distance that car tyres of a certain make can travel before they need to be replaced has a normal distribution. A survey of a large number of these tyres found that the probability of this distance being more โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Binomial Distribution ยท 8 marks

    In Pelmerdon 22% of families own a dishwasher. (i) Find the probability that, of 15 families chosen at random from Pelmerdon, between 4 and 6 inclusive own a dishwasher. (ii) A random sample of 145 families from Pelmerdon is chosen. โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Probability ยท 8 marks

    Vehicles approaching a certain road junction from town A can either turn left, turn right or go straight on. Over time it has been noted that of the vehicles approaching this particular junction from town A, 55% turn left, 15% โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Permutations and Combinations ยท 10 marks

    Find the number of di๏ฌ€erent ways in which all 9 letters of the word MINCEMEAT can be arranged in each of the following cases. (i) There are no restrictions. (ii) No vowel โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/61 May/June 2018 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_s18_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 2018?
42 marks out of 50, a C needed 32.
Which topics came up in 9709/61 May/June 2018?
Mostly Representation of Data, Permutations and Combinations, Normal Distribution. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/61 May/June 2018?
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.