Cambridge A Level · 9709 · Paper 5 · Probability & Statistics 1
Mathematics 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2024 past paper
Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 3, Oct/Nov 2024: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 6 questions worth 50 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 6
- Marks
- 50
- Grade A from
- 40
File names: 9709_w24_qp_53 · 9709_w24_ms_53
Grade thresholds for 9709/53 Oct/Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 15 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2024 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Probability | 4 | 35 |
| Representation of Data | 1 | 11 |
| Random Variables | 1 | 4 |
Questions in 9709/53 Oct/Nov 2024
- Question 1
30% of the residents of Wimfield own an electric car. Three residents are chosen at random. (a) Find the probability that either all three own an electric car or none of them owns an electric car. A random sample of …
- Question 2
A red fair six-sided dice has faces labelled …
- Question 3
In Molimba, the heights, in cm, of adult males are normally distributed with mean 176 cm and standard deviation 4.8 cm. (a) Find the probability that a randomly chosen adult male in Molimba has a height greater than 170 cm. …
- Question 4
On a certain day, the heights of 150 sunflower plants grown by children at a local school are measured, correct to the nearest cm. These heights are summarised in the following table. Height (cm) …
- Question 5
A factory produces chocolates. 30% of the chocolates are wrapped in gold foil, 25% are wrapped in red foil and the remainder are unwrapped. Indigo chooses 8 chocolates at random from the production line. (a) Find the probability that she …
- Question 6
(a) Find the number of different arrangements of the 9 letters in the word HAPPINESS. (b) Find the number of different arrangements of the 9 letters in the word HAPPINESS in which the first and last letters are not the …
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