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

Mathematics 9709/53 May/June 2021 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 3, May/June 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
40
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_s21_qp_53 ยท 9709_s21_ms_53

Grade thresholds for 9709/53 May/June 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
4034282215

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/53 May/June 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Representation of Data319
Probability217
Permutations and Combinations110
Random Variables14

Questions in 9709/53 May/June 2021

  1. Question 1Representation of Data ยท 5 marks

    The heights in cm of 160 sun๏ฌ‚ower plants were measured. The results are summarised on the following cumulative frequency curve. โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Random Variables ยท 4 marks

    The random variable X can take only the values โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Representation of Data ยท 5 marks

    A sports club has a volleyball team and a hockey team. The heights of the 6 members of the volleyball team are summarised by โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Probability ยท 6 marks

    Three fair six-sided dice, each with faces marked โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Representation of Data ยท 9 marks

    The lengths of the leaves of a particular type of tree are modelled by a normal distribution. A scientist measures the lengths of a random sample of 500 leaves from this type of tree and ๏ฌnds that 42 are less โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Permutations and Combinations ยท 10 marks

    (a) How many di๏ฌ€erent arrangements are there of the 11 letters in the word REQUIREMENT? (b) How many di๏ฌ€erent arrangements are there of the 11 letters in the word REQUIREMENT in which the two Rs are together and the three โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Probability ยท 11 marks

    In the region of Arka, the total number of households in the three villages Reeta, Shan and Teber is 800. Each of the households was asked about the quality of their broadband service. Their responses are summarised in the following โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/53 May/June 2021 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_s21_ms_53), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9709/53 May/June 2021?
40 marks out of 50, a C needed 28.
Which topics came up in 9709/53 May/June 2021?
Mostly Representation of Data, Probability, Permutations and Combinations. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/53 May/June 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.