Cambridge A Level · 9709 · Paper 5 · Probability & Statistics 1
Mathematics 9709/55 Oct/Nov 2025 past paper
Cambridge A Level Mathematics (9709) Paper 5 (Probability & Statistics 1), variant 5, Oct/Nov 2025: 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
- 43
File names: 9709_w25_qp_55 · 9709_w25_ms_55
Grade thresholds for 9709/55 Oct/Nov 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 39 | 32 | 25 | 19 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9709/55 Oct/Nov 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Probability | 3 | 26 |
| Representation of Data | 1 | 11 |
| Permutations and Combinations | 1 | 10 |
| Random Variables | 1 | 3 |
Questions in 9709/55 Oct/Nov 2025
- Question 1
A fair 6-sided dice with faces labelled …
- Question 2
Kai has a spinner with four sides, labelled …
- Question 3
Priti has two bags of discs, X and Y. Bag X contains 8 red discs and 7 blue discs. Bag Y contains 6 red discs and 9 blue discs. Priti tosses a fair coin. If she obtains a head, she …
- Question 4
The heights, in cm, of 15 players from each of two sports teams, Pelicans and Swans, are given in the table. Pelicans …
- Question 5
In a group of 25 athletes, there are 8 sprinters, 5 hurdlers and 12 throwers. (a) Find the number of different ways in which a team of 6 athletes can be selected if it consists of at least 3 sprinters, …
- Question 6
A large number of runners took part in two charity runs to raise money for a new community centre. In the first run, the times to complete the run were normally distributed with mean 46.3 seconds and standard deviation 6.4 …
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