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

Mathematics 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2022 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 2, Oct/Nov 2022: 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
35
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_w22_qp_52 ยท 9709_w22_ms_52

Grade thresholds for 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2022

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
3530231711

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Probability319
Representation of Data214
Permutations and Combinations110
Random Variables17

Questions in 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2022

  1. Question 1Probability ยท 5 marks

    On any day, Kino travels to school by bus, by car or on foot with probabilities 0.2, 0.1 and 0.7 respectively. The probability that he is late when he travels by bus is x. The probability that he is late โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Representation of Data ยท 7 marks

    The lengths of the rods produced by a company are normally distributed with mean 55.6mm and standard deviation 1.2mm. (a) In a random sample of 400 of these rods, how many would you expect to have length less than 54.8mm? โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Probability ยท 5 marks

    Three fair 6-sided dice, each with faces marked โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Representation of Data ยท 7 marks

    The times taken, in minutes, to complete a word processing task by 250 employees at a particular company are summarised in the table. Time taken (t minutes) โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Random Variables ยท 7 marks

    Eric has three coins. One of the coins is fair. The other two coins are each biased so that the probability of obtaining a head on any throw is 1 4, independently of all other throws. Eric throws all three โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Probability ยท 9 marks

    At a companyโ€™s call centre, 90% of callers are connected immediately to a representative. A random sample of 12 callers is chosen. (a) Find the probability that fewer than 10 of these callers are connected immediately. A random sample of โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Permutations and Combinations ยท 10 marks

    (a) Find the number of di๏ฌ€erent arrangements of the 9 letters in the word ALLIGATOR in which the two As are together and the two Ls are together. (b) The 9 letters in the word ALLIGATOR are arranged in a โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2022 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_w22_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 2022?
35 marks out of 50, a C needed 23.
Which topics came up in 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2022?
Mostly Probability, Representation of Data, Permutations and Combinations. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/52 Oct/Nov 2022?
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.