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

Mathematics 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2021 past paper

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

File names: 9709_w21_qp_53 ยท 9709_w21_ms_53

Grade thresholds for 9709/53 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
4035292317

Topics in this paper

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

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Probability436
Representation of Data212
Permutations and Combinations12

Questions in 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2021

  1. Question 1Permutations and Combinations ยท 2 marks

    The 26 members of the local sports club include Mr and Mrs Khan and their son Abad. The club is holding a party to celebrate Abadโ€™s birthday, but there is only room for 20 people to attend. In how many โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Representation of Data ยท 6 marks

    Lakeview and Riverside are two schools. The pupils at both schools took part in a competition to see how far they could throw a ball. The distances thrown, to the nearest metre, by 11 pupils from each school are shown โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Representation of Data ยท 6 marks

    The times taken, in minutes, by 360 employees at a large company to travel from home to work are summarised in the following table. Time, t minutes โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Probability ยท 8 marks

    Raj wants to improve his ๏ฌtness, so every day he goes for a run. The times, in minutes, of his runs have a normal distribution with mean 41.2 and standard deviation 3.6. (a) Find the probability that on a randomly โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Probability ยท 8 marks

    A security code consists of 2 letters followed by a 4-digit number. The letters are chosen from โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Probability ยท 10 marks

    In a game, Jim throws three darts at a board. This is called a โ€˜turnโ€™. The centre of the board is called the bullโ€™s-eye. The random variable X is the number of darts in a turn that hit the bullโ€™s-eye. โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Probability ยท 10 marks

    Box A contains 6 red balls and 4 blue balls. Box B contains x red balls and 9 blue balls. A ball is chosen at random from box A and placed in box B. A ball is then chosen at โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2021 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_w21_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 Oct/Nov 2021?
40 marks out of 50, a C needed 29.
Which topics came up in 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2021?
Mostly Probability, Representation of Data, Permutations and Combinations. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/53 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.