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Statistics 9709 · Probability. Enumerate equiprobable outcomes or use permutations and combinations to calculate probabilities.

In Cambridge A Level Statistics 9709, Sample spaces and counting probabilities came up in 29 of the 42 papers on Paperstreak, for about 4 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Arrangements and permutations, Selections and combinations, Conditional probability, Probability distributions.

33 questions, newest first

  1. 9709/51/O/N/25 Question 7 part (d) · 3 marks
  2. 9709/53/O/N/25 Question 3 part (b) · 3 marks
  3. 9709/51/M/J/25 Question 6 part (a) · 2 marks
  4. 9709/53/M/J/25 Question 7 part (d) · 4 marks
  5. 9709/51/O/N/24 Question 7 part (c) · 4 marks
  6. 9709/53/O/N/24 Question 6 part (d) · 3 marks
  7. 9709/51/M/J/24 Question 7 part (c) · 5 marks
  8. 9709/52/M/J/24 Question 7 part (c) · 5 marks
  9. 9709/53/M/J/24 Question 6 part (c) · 4 marks
  10. 9709/51/O/N/23 Question 5 part (b) · 3 marks
  11. 9709/52/O/N/23 Question 7 part (c) · 4 marks
  12. 9709/53/O/N/23 Question 6 part (b) · 5 marks
  13. 9709/51/M/J/23 Question 7 part (c) · 3 marks
  14. 9709/52/F/M/23 Question 7 part (b) · 5 marks
  15. 9709/52/O/N/22 Question 7 part (b) · 5 marks
  16. 9709/53/O/N/22 Question 4 part (a) · 3 marks
  17. 9709/53/O/N/22 Question 6 part (c) · 5 marks
  18. 9709/51/O/N/21 Question 5 part (d) · 4 marks
  19. 9709/52/O/N/21 Question 1 part (a) · 1 mark
  20. 9709/53/O/N/21 Question 5 part (c) · 3 marks
  21. 9709/51/M/J/21 Question 3 part (c) · 4 marks
  22. 9709/52/M/J/21 Question 6 part (c) · 5 marks
  23. 9709/53/M/J/21 Question 4 part (a) · 3 marks
  24. 9709/53/M/J/21 Question 7 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
  25. 9709/52/F/M/21 Question 7 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
  26. 9709/51/O/N/20 Question 1 part (a) · 2 marks
  27. 9709/51/O/N/20 Question 7 part (c) · 2 marks
  28. 9709/52/O/N/20 Question 6 part (b) · 3 marks
  29. 9709/53/O/N/20 Question 5 part (a) · 3 marks
  30. 9709/51/M/J/20 Question 1 part (a) · 1 mark
  31. 9709/52/M/J/20 Question 2 part (a) · 1 mark
  32. 9709/52/M/J/20 Question 5 part (a) · 2 marks
  33. 9709/53/M/J/20 Question 7 part (c) · 4 marks

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