Cambridge A Level · 9709 · Paper 5 · Probability & Statistics 1
Mathematics 9709/52 May/June 2024 past paper
Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 2, May/June 2024: 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
File names: 9709_s24_qp_52 · 9709_s24_ms_52
Grade thresholds for 9709/52 May/June 2024
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.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 11 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9709/52 May/June 2024 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Probability | 4 | 30 |
| Representation of Data | 2 | 13 |
| Random Variables | 1 | 7 |
Questions in 9709/52 May/June 2024
- Question 1
Rajesh applies once every year for a ticket to a music festival. The probability that he is successful in any particular year is 0.3, independently of other years. (a) Find the probability that Rajesh is successful for the first time …
- Question 2
Seva has a coin which is biased so that when it is thrown the probability of obtaining a head is 3 1. He also has a bag containing 4 red marbles and 5 blue marbles. Seva throws the coin. If …
- Question 3
The weights of oranges can be modelled by a normal distribution with mean 131 grams and standard deviation 54 grams. Oranges are classified as small, medium or large. A large orange weighs at least 184 grams and 20% of oranges …
- Question 4
The back-to-back stem-and-leaf diagram shows the annual salaries of 19 employees at each of two companies, Petral and Ravon. Petral Ravon …
- Question 5
Jasmine has one $5 coin, two $2 coins and two $1 coins. She selects two of these coins at random. The random variable X is the total value, in dollars, of these two coins. (a) Show that …
- Question 6
The residents of Mahjing were asked to classify their local bus service: • 25% of residents classified their service as good. • 60% of residents classified their service as satisfactory. • 15% of residents classified their service as poor. (a) …
- Question 7
(a) How many different arrangements are there of the 10 letters in the word REGENERATE? (b) How many different arrangements are there of the 10 letters in the word REGENERATE in which the 4 Es are together and the 2 …
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