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

Mathematics 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2020 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 2, Oct/Nov 2020: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 6 questions worth 50 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
6
Marks
50
Grade A from
38
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_w20_qp_52 ยท 9709_w20_ms_52

Grade thresholds for 9709/52 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
3831241710

Topics in this paper

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

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Probability430
Permutations and Combinations111
Representation of Data19

Questions in 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2020

  1. Question 1Probability ยท 5 marks

    A fair six-sided die, with faces marked โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Probability ยท 7 marks

    A bag contains 5 red balls and 3 blue balls. Sadie takes 3 balls at random from the bag, without replacement. The random variable X represents the number of red balls that she takes. (a) Show that the probability that โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Probability ยท 9 marks

    Pia runs 2 km every day and her times in minutes are normally distributed with mean 10.1 and standard deviation 1.3. (a) Find the probability that on a randomly chosen day Pia takes longer than 11.3 minutes to run 2 โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Probability ยท 9 marks

    In a certain country, the weather each day is classi๏ฌed as ๏ฌne or rainy. The probability that a ๏ฌne day is followed by a ๏ฌne day is 0.75 and the probability that a rainy day is followed by a ๏ฌne โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Representation of Data ยท 9 marks

    The following table gives the weekly snowfall, in centimetres, for 11 weeks in 2018 at two ski resorts, Dados and Linva. Dados โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Permutations and Combinations ยท 11 marks

    Mr and Mrs Ahmed with their two children, and Mr and Mrs Baker with their three children, are visiting an activity centre together. They will divide into groups for some of the activities. (a) In how many ways can the โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2020 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_w20_ms_52), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2020?
38 marks out of 50, a C needed 24.
Which topics came up in 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2020?
Mostly Probability, Permutations and Combinations, Representation of Data. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/52 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.