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The Poisson distribution: CAIE A‑Level Maths questions

Every CAIE A-Level Maths exam question on 6.1 The Poisson distribution, June 2024 and the specimen papers, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. June 2024 Paper 6, question 1: A bus station has exactly four entrances. In the morning the numbers of passengers arriving at these entrances during a 10-second period have the independent di
  2. Q5

    June 2024 · Paper 6

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    June 2024 Paper 6, question 5: Sales of cell phones at a certain shop occur singly, randomly and independently. (a) State one further condition that must be satisfied for the number of sales
  3. Q3

    Specimen · Paper 6

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    Specimen Paper 6, question 3: The number of calls received at a small call centre has a Poisson distribution with mean 2.4 calls per 5-minute period. (a) Find the probability of exactly 4 ca
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  1. June 2024, Paper 6, Q1 (3 marks): A bus station has exactly four entrances. In the morning the numbers of passengers arriving at these entrances during a 10-second period have the independent di
  2. June 2024, Paper 6, Q5 (8 marks): Sales of cell phones at a certain shop occur singly, randomly and independently. (a) State one further condition that must be satisfied for the number of sales
  3. Specimen, Paper 6, Q3 (10 marks): The number of calls received at a small call centre has a Poisson distribution with mean 2.4 calls per 5-minute period. (a) Find the probability of exactly 4 ca

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