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A-LevelMathematicsProbability and statisticsMay/June 2025Paper 5 Q35 Marks

A bag contains 4 blue marbles and 12 red marbles. One marble is selected at random from the bag. If this marble is blue, it is replaced in the bag, but if it is red, it is not replaced. A second marble is now selected at random from the bag.

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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 2. It tests the topic of Probability and statistics and is worth 5 marks.

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