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A-LevelMathematicsProbability and statisticsMay/June 2025Paper 5 Q412 Marks

Every Saturday, a particular community holds a ‘Puzzle' event to raise money for a new Leisure Centre. Competitors attempt to solve a puzzle as quickly as possible. Last Saturday, 600 competitors took part. The times taken to complete the puzzle were normally distributed with mean 32.4 minutes and standard deviation 2.5 minutes.

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About This A-Level Mathematics Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics (9709) May/June 2025 examination, Paper 5 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Probability and statistics and is worth 12 marks.

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