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A-LevelMathematicsProbability and statisticsMay/June 2023Paper 5 Q78 Marks

A children's wildlife magazine is published every Monday. For the next 12 weeks it will include a model animal as a free gift. There are five different models: tiger, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant and buffalo, each with the same probability of being included in the magazine. Sahim buys one copy of the magazine every Monday.

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About This A-Level Mathematics Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics (9709) May/June 2023 examination, Paper 5 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Probability and statistics and is worth 8 marks.

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