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

Mathematics 9709/52 May/June 2020 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 2, May/June 2020: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 50 marks. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
7
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50
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File names: 9709_s20_qp_52 ยท 9709_s20_ms_52

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/52 May/June 2020 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Probability322
Representation of Data211
Permutations and Combinations19
Random Variables18

Questions in 9709/52 May/June 2020

  1. Question 1Representation of Data ยท 3 marks

    For n values of the variable x, it is given that โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Probability ยท 5 marks

    A total of 500 students were asked which one of four colleges they attended and whether they preferred soccer or hockey. The numbers of students in each category are shown in the following table. Soccer Hockey Total Amos โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Representation of Data ยท 8 marks

    Two machines, A and B, produce metal rods of a certain type. The lengths, in metres, of 19 rods produced by machine A and 19 rods produced by machine B are shown in the following back-to-back stem-and-leaf diagram. โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Probability ยท 8 marks

    Trees in the Redian forest are classi๏ฌed as tall, medium or short, according to their height. The heights can be modelled by a normal distribution with mean 40 m and standard deviation 12 m. Trees with a height of less โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Random Variables ยท 8 marks

    A fair three-sided spinner has sides numbered โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Permutations and Combinations ยท 9 marks

    (a) Find the number of di๏ฌ€erent ways in which the 10 letters of the word SUMMERTIME can be arranged so that there is an E at the beginning and an E at the end. (b) Find the number of di๏ฌ€erent โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Probability ยท 9 marks

    On any given day, the probability that Moena messages her friend Pasha is 0.72. (a) Find the probability that for a random sample of 12 days Moena messages Pasha on no more than 9 days. (b) Moena messages Pasha on โ€ฆ

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Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_s20_ms_52), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
Which topics came up in 9709/52 May/June 2020?
Mostly Probability, Representation of Data, Permutations and Combinations. The full list is in the table above.
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