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

Mathematics 9709/52 Feb/March 2023 past paper

Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 2, Feb/March 2023: 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
36
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9709_m23_qp_52 ยท 9709_m23_ms_52

Grade thresholds for 9709/52 Feb/March 2023

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
3629241812

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9709/52 Feb/March 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Probability320
Permutations and Combinations215
Representation of Data18
Random Variables17

Questions in 9709/52 Feb/March 2023

  1. Question 1Representation of Data ยท 8 marks

    Each year the total number of hours, x, of sunshine in Kintoo is recorded during the month of June. The results for the last 60 years are summarised in the table. โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Random Variables ยท 7 marks

    Alisha has four coins. One of these coins is biased so that the probability of obtaining a head is 0.6. The other three coins are fair. Alisha throws the four coins at the same time. The random variable X denotes โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Probability ยท 6 marks

    80% of the residents of Kinwawa are in favour of a leisure centre being built in the town. 20 residents of Kinwawa are chosen at random and asked, in turn, whether they are in favour of the leisure centre. (a) โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Probability ยท 3 marks

    The probability that it will rain on any given day is x. If it is raining, the probability that Aran wears a hat is 0.8 and if it is not raining, the probability that he wears a hat is 0.3. โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Permutations and Combinations ยท 3 marks

    Marco has four boxes labelled โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Probability ยท 11 marks

    In a cycling event the times taken to complete a course are modelled by a normal distribution with mean 62.3 minutes and standard deviation 8.4 minutes. (a) Find the probability that a randomly chosen cyclist has a time less than โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Permutations and Combinations ยท 12 marks

    (a) Find the number of di๏ฌ€erent arrangements of the 9 letters in the word DELIVERED in which the three Es are together and the two Ds are not next to each other. (b) Find the probability that a randomly chosen โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9709/52 Feb/March 2023 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9709_m23_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 Feb/March 2023?
36 marks out of 50, a C needed 24.
Which topics came up in 9709/52 Feb/March 2023?
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 Feb/March 2023?
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.