A-Level MathematicsYear 2021Q1
Turn over 3 Question 1 continued _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ The new novel has 223 pages. (b) Assuming that the new novel has a similar distribution of errors to the last novel, estimate the expected number of errors in the new novel. (1) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ (c) Give one reason why the assumption used in (a) and (b) may be valid. (1) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ (d) Give one reason why the assumption used in (a) and (b) may not be valid. (1) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ (Total for Question 1 is 8 marks)
Paper Source:9ST0_01_que_20211020.pdf
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Exam Specification Info
This question is part of the UK A-Level Mathematics syllabus. In the actual exam, structured questions typically require linking specific keywords to gain full marks. Applaa helps you drill these topics.
Syllabus levelAdvanced Level (A-Level)
SubjectMathematics
Official MarksVariable (2–6 marks)