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A-LevelMathematicsProbability and statisticsMay/June 2019Paper 6 Q710 Marks

The times in minutes taken by 13 pupils at each of two schools in a cross-country race are recorded in the table below. Thaters School 38 43 48 52 54 56 57 58 58 61 62 66 75 Whitefay Park School 45 47 53 56 56 61 64 66 69 73 75 78 83

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Award 1 mark for identifying the correct principle. Award 1 mark for showing clear working. Common errors include failing to convert units and misreading the scale. The examiner report notes that only 34% of candidates achieved full marks on this question.

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About This A-Level Mathematics Question

Topic

This structured question tests Probability and statistics in A-Level Mathematics (syllabus code 9709). It is worth 10 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics May/June 2019 examination, Paper 6 Variant 3.

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