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

Mathematics 9709/52 Feb/March 2021 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 2, Feb/March 2021: 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
41
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_m21_qp_52 ยท 9709_m21_ms_52

Grade thresholds for 9709/52 Feb/March 2021

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
4134271912

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/52 Feb/March 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Probability531
Permutations and Combinations110
Representation of Data19

Questions in 9709/52 Feb/March 2021

  1. Question 1Probability ยท 3 marks

    A fair spinner with 5 sides numbered โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Probability ยท 5 marks

    Georgie has a red scarf, a blue scarf and a yellow scarf. Each day she wears exactly one of these scarves. The probabilities for the three colours are 0.2, 0.45 and 0.35 respectively. When she wears a red scarf, she โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Probability ยท 6 marks

    The time spent by shoppers in a large shopping centre has a normal distribution with mean 96 minutes and standard deviation 18 minutes. (a) Find the probability that a shopper chosen at random spends between 85 and 100 minutes in โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Probability ยท 6 marks

    The random variable X takes the values โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Representation of Data ยท 9 marks

    A driver records the distance travelled in each of 150 journeys. These distances, correct to the nearest km, are summarised in the following table. Distance (km) โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Permutations and Combinations ยท 10 marks

    (a) Find the total number of di๏ฌ€erent arrangements of the 11 letters in the word CATERPILLAR. (b) Find the total number of di๏ฌ€erent arrangements of the 11 letters in the word CATERPILLAR in which there is an R at the โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Probability ยท 11 marks

    There are 400 students at a school in a certain country. Each student was asked whether they preferred swimming, cycling or running and the results are given in the following table. Swimming Cycling Running Female โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/52 Feb/March 2021 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_m21_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 Feb/March 2021?
41 marks out of 50, a C needed 27.
Which topics came up in 9709/52 Feb/March 2021?
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 Feb/March 2021?
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.