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

Mathematics 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2022 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 3, 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
38
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_w22_qp_53 ยท 9709_w22_ms_53

Grade thresholds for 9709/53 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
3833272115

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Probability432
Representation of Data210
Random Variables18

Questions in 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2022

  1. Question 1Representation of Data ยท 3 marks

    50 values of the variable x are summarised by โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Probability ยท 5 marks

    In a large college, 32% of the students have blue eyes. A random sample of 80 students is chosen. Use an approximation to ๏ฌnd the probability that fewer than 20 of these students have blue eyes.

  3. Question 3Representation of Data ยท 7 marks

    The times, t minutes, taken to complete a walking challenge by 250 members of a club are summarised in the table. Time taken (t minutes) โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Random Variables ยท 8 marks

    Three fair 4-sided spinners each have sides labelled โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Probability ยท 9 marks

    Company A produces bags of sugar. An inspector ๏ฌnds that on average 10% of the bags are underweight. 10 of the bags are chosen at random. (a) Find the probability that fewer than 3 of these bags are underweight. The โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Probability ยท 10 marks

    (a) Find the number of di๏ฌ€erent arrangements of the 9 letters in the word ACTIVATED. (b) Find the number of di๏ฌ€erent arrangements of the 9 letters in the word ACTIVATED in which there are at least 5 letters between the โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Probability ยท 8 marks

    Sam and Tom are playing a game which involves a bag containing 5 white discs and 3 red discs. They take turns to remove one disc from the bag at random. Discs that are removed are not replaced into the โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2022 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_w22_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 2022?
38 marks out of 50, a C needed 27.
Which topics came up in 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2022?
Mostly Probability, Representation of Data, Random Variables. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9709/53 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.