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A-LevelMathematicsProbability and statistics9709/61 · May/June 2017 · Q711 Marks

(a) Eight children of different ages stand in a random order in a line. Find the number of different ways this can be done if none of the three youngest children stand next to each other. (b) David chooses 5 chocolates from 6 different dark chocolates, 4 different white chocolates and 1 milk chocolate. He must choose at least one of each type. Find the number of different selections he can make. (c) A password for Chelsea's computer consists of 4 characters in a particular order. The characters are chosen from the following. • The 26 capital letters A to Z • The 9 digits 1 to 9 • The 5 symbols # ~ * ?! The password must include at least one capital letter, at least one digit and at least one symbol. No character can be repeated. Find the number of different passwords that Chelsea can make.

  1. (a)Eight children of different ages stand in a random order in a line. Find the number of different ways this can be done if none of the three youngest children stand next to each other.[3]
  2. (b)David chooses 5 chocolates from 6 different dark chocolates, 4 different white chocolates and 1 milk chocolate. He must choose at least one of each type. Find the number of different selections he can make.[4]
  3. (c)A password for Chelsea's computer consists of 4 characters in a particular order. The characters are chosen from the following. • The 26 capital letters A to Z • The 9 digits 1 to 9 • The 5 symbols # ~ * ?! The password must include at least one capital letter, at least one digit and at least one symbol. No character can be repeated. Find the number of different passwords that Chelsea can make.[4]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [B1] 5! OE seen alone or mult by integer k ≥ 1, no addition
  2. [B1] Mult by 6P3 OE
  3. [B1] Correct answer
  4. [B1] 8! – 6! × k ≥ 1 seen
  5. [B1] 6!3! or 6! × 2 × 5 × 3 seen subtracted
  6. [B1] Correct answer
  7. [B1] One correct unsimplified option
  8. [M1] Summing 2 or more 3-factor options which can contain perms or 3 factors added. The 1 can be implied
  9. [M1] Summing the correct 3 unsimplified outcomes only
  10. [A1]
  11. [M1] summing 2 or more options of the form (2 1 1), (1 2 1), (1 1 2), can have perms, can be added
  12. [M1] 4 relevant products seen excluding 4! e.g. 26 × 9 × 8 × 5 or 26 × 9P2 × 5 for 2nd outcome, condone 26 × 9×5 × 37 as being relevant
  13. [M1] mult all terms by 4! or 4!/2!
  14. [A1]

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Topic
Probability and statistics, A-Level Mathematics (syllabus 9709). Structured question, 11 marks.
Source
A-Level Mathematics, May/June 2017 Paper 6 Variant 1, question 7.

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