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

Mathematics 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2021 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 2, Oct/Nov 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
37
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_w21_qp_52 ยท 9709_w21_ms_52

Grade thresholds for 9709/52 Oct/Nov 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
373122146

Topics in this paper

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

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Probability429
Permutations and Combinations211
Representation of Data110

Questions in 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2021

  1. Question 1Probability ยท 5 marks

    Each of the 180 students at a college plays exactly one of the piano, the guitar and the drums. The numbers of male and female students who play the piano, the guitar and the drums are given in the following โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Permutations and Combinations ยท 5 marks

    A group of 6 people is to be chosen from 4 men and 11 women. (a) In how many di๏ฌ€erent ways can a group of 6 be chosen if it must contain exactly 1 man? Two of the 11 women โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Probability ยท 7 marks

    A bag contains 5 yellow and 4 green marbles. Three marbles are selected at random from the bag, without replacement. (a) Show that the probability that exactly one of the marbles is yellow is 5 14. The random variable X โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Permutations and Combinations ยท 6 marks

    (a) In how many di๏ฌ€erent ways can the 9 letters of the word TELESCOPE be arranged? (b) In how many di๏ฌ€erent ways can the 9 letters of the word TELESCOPE be arranged so that there are exactly two letters between โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Probability ยท 7 marks

    In a certain region, the probability that any given day in October is wet is 0.16, independently of other days. (a) Find the probability that, in a 10-day period in October, fewer than 3 days will be wet. (b) Find โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Probability ยท 10 marks

    The times taken, in minutes, to complete a particular task by employees at a large company are normally distributed with mean 32.2 and standard deviation 9.6. (a) Find the probability that a randomly chosen employee takes more than 28.6 minutes โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Representation of Data ยท 10 marks

    The distances, x m, travelled to school by 140 children were recorded. The results are summarised in the table below. Distance, โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2021 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_w21_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 2021?
37 marks out of 50, a C needed 22.
Which topics came up in 9709/52 Oct/Nov 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 Oct/Nov 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.