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Cambridge A Level ยท 9709 ยท Paper 5 ยท Probability & Statistics 1

Mathematics 9709/51 Oct/Nov 2020 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 1, Oct/Nov 2020: 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
40
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_w20_qp_51 ยท 9709_w20_ms_51

Grade thresholds for 9709/51 Oct/Nov 2020

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
4033261913

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/51 Oct/Nov 2020 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Probability640
Representation of Data110

Questions in 9709/51 Oct/Nov 2020

  1. Question 1Probability ยท 4 marks

    Two ordinary fair dice, one red and the other blue, are thrown. Event A is โ€˜the score on the red die is divisible by 3โ€™. Event B is โ€˜the sum of the two scores is at least 9โ€™. (a) Find โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Probability ยท 5 marks

    The probability that a student at a large music college plays in the band is 0.6. For a student who plays in the band, the probability that she also sings in the choir is 0.3. For a student who does โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Probability ยท 5 marks

    Kayla is competing in a throwing event. A throw is counted as a success if the distance achieved is greater than 30 metres. The probability that Kayla will achieve a success on any throw is 0.25. (a) Find the probability โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Probability ยท 6 marks

    The random variable X takes each of the values โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Probability ยท 9 marks

    The time in hours that Davin plays on his games machine each day is normally distributed with mean 3.5 and standard deviation 0.9. (a) Find the probability that on a randomly chosen day Davin plays on his games machine for โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Representation of Data ยท 10 marks

    The times, t minutes, taken by 150 students to complete a particular challenge are summarised in the following cumulative frequency table. Time taken (t minutes) โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Probability ยท 11 marks

    (a) Find the number of di๏ฌ€erent ways in which the 10 letters of the word SHOPKEEPER can be arranged so that all 3 Es are together. (b) Find the number of di๏ฌ€erent ways in which the 10 letters of the โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/51 Oct/Nov 2020 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_w20_ms_51), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9709/51 Oct/Nov 2020?
40 marks out of 50, a C needed 26.
Which topics came up in 9709/51 Oct/Nov 2020?
Mostly Probability, Representation of Data. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/51 Oct/Nov 2020?
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.