Mathematics 9709/52 Feb/March 2024 past paper

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Questions in 9709/52 Feb/March 2024

1. Question 1Probability · 4 marks

   A bag contains 9 blue marbles and 3 red marbles. One marble is chosen at random from the bag. If this marble is blue, it is replaced back into the bag. If this marble is red, it is not returned …

2. Question 2Probability · 8 marks

   Sam is a member of a soccer club. She is practising scoring goals. The probability that Sam will score a goal on any attempt is 0.7, independently of all other attempts. (a) Sam makes 10 attempts at scoring goals. Find …

3. Question 3Representation of Data · 8 marks

   The times taken, in minutes, by 150 students to complete a puzzle are summarised in the table. Time taken (t minutes) …

4. Question 4Representation of Data · 12 marks

   A company sells small and large bags of rice. The masses of the small bags of rice are normally distributed with mean 1.20 kg and standard deviation 0.16 kg. (a) In a random sample of 500 of these small bags …

5. Question 5Random Variables · 8 marks

   Anil is taking part in a tournament. In each game in this tournament, players are awarded 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. For each of Anil’s games, the probabilities that …

6. Question 6Permutations and Combinations · 10 marks

   A new village social club has 10 members of whom 6 are men and 4 are women. The club committee will consist of 5 members. (a) In how many ways can the committee of 5 members be chosen if it …

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