# Topic Questions: • understand the meaning of exclusive and independent events, including determination of whether events $A$ and $B$ are independent by comparing the values of $\mathrm{P}(A\cap B)$ and $\mathrm{P}(A)\times\mathrm{P}(B)$ — 9709 P5 Probability

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CIE IAL · Mathematics · 9709 P5 · Probability

16 9709 P5 Probability topic questions are tagged to this syllabus point across 16 papers (2020–2026). Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches this syllabus statement are counted, and the table shows which parts of each question are involved.

- 16 topic questions
- 16 papers
- 34 tagged marks
- 8.0% of topic questions
- 6.3% of topic marks
- 2020–2026
- Syllabus 2020–2027
- [All 9709 P5 Probability topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/probability/)
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Core finding

**This Probability syllabus point appears in 16 9709 P5 papers across 2020–2026, contributing 16 topic questions and 34 marks.** The most recent appearance is 9709/51 May/June 2026. That equals 8.0% of the 199 topic questions and 6.3% of the 541 marks tagged to Probability. Only parts tagged to this subtopic are counted, so a four-part question can contribute one item and one part's marks. The table lists every matching question, its tagged parts and marks, with a link back to the paper page. Sessions are newest first, so the statement can be traced back through the full paper history.

## Topic questions by session

Newest sessions first. Parts and marks count only the parts tagged to this subtopic; “x of y parts” shows how much of the question is tagged elsewhere. Select the paper cell to open the matching question on the paper page, or use **Go to Practice Hub** to answer that exact question in the Interactive Practice Hub.

| Paper | Question | Type | Parts | Marks | Difficulty | Practice |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**9709/51** May/June 2026 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2026-may-june-9709-51/#q-2) | **Q2** Student Subject Contingency Table - CIE A-Level Maths 2023 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((b)) | 2 of 5 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=aa9adc0b-92d8-4280-be54-fb499fcde0b4&question_id=f377d4d9-513a-4555-bced-0d3d8f228ad3&source_detail=9709%2F51+May%2FJune+2026) |
| [**9709/52** March 2026 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2026-march-9709-52/#q-5) | **Q5** Driving Qualification Tests - CIE 9709 S1 2026 Mar Paper 52 Q5 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 3 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=b894c210-2eb5-42e0-a540-8caa7eaebb7d&question_id=db351438-aa52-4e4d-8eab-dbc8d703e061&source_detail=9709%2F52+March+2026) |
| [**9709/53** October/November 2025 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2025-october-november-9709-53/#q-1) | **Q1** Student Travel Modes - CIE 9709 2025 Nov Paper 53 Q1 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 1 of 4 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=74023abc-b003-4287-a788-adc0601d16eb&question_id=e5f6067b-94f2-46bd-a213-5555e3ea49de&source_detail=9709%2F53+October%2FNovember+2025) |
| [**9709/55** May/June 2025 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2025-may-june-9709-55/#q-4) | **Q4** College Entrance Test Probabilities - CIE A Level Mathematics 2025 June Paper 55 Q4 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((d)) | 2 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=ea418c2c-d98e-412b-a0df-608e54ae7fcb&question_id=a73e17ef-34ed-426b-b543-325e2995011c&source_detail=9709%2F55+May%2FJune+2025) |
| [**9709/52** October/November 2024 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2024-october-november-9709-52/#q-1) | **Q1** Conditional Probability and Binomial Distribution - CIE S1 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 1 of 6 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=44c43817-334c-46ad-84c9-f67a94b2804b&question_id=d20d1bc4-494d-4831-98a4-790a3b9c87cf&source_detail=9709%2F52+October%2FNovember+2024) |
| [**9709/51** May/June 2024 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2024-may-june-9709-51/#q-4) | **Q4** Four-sided Dice Game - CIE Paper 51 2024 Jun Q4 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((b)) | 1 of 6 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=5541a525-f3bb-4b93-a194-3029e98d8fd8&question_id=59c9c1ed-2ddc-4232-a076-7fa4ee0f7f13&source_detail=9709%2F51+May%2FJune+2024) |
| [**9709/53** May/June 2023 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2023-may-june-9709-53/#q-5) | **Q5** Independence of Two Events in Dice Throwing - CIE A Level Mathematics | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((a)) | 4 of 7 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=9214e24d-f782-4e39-9a15-09efe8a26e65&question_id=b2b2a9c2-5f55-42b0-be37-2587b1e4a24c&source_detail=9709%2F53+May%2FJune+2023) |
| [**9709/52** March 2023 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2023-march-9709-52/#q-5) | **Q5** Marbles in Boxes Independence Test - CIE A Level Maths 2023 Mar Paper 52 Q5 | FRQ | 1 part | 3 | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=eef17d88-b0a0-41d6-a0c4-514ef7af0375&question_id=df3cf9e7-6c6c-470e-81e0-394e82649ecd&source_detail=9709%2F52+March+2023) |
| [**9709/51** October/November 2022 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2022-october-november-9709-51/#q-5) | **Q5** Die Rolling Game Probability - CIE S1 2022 Nov Paper 51 Q5 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((c)) | 2 of 10 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=f5539bf0-3bef-456d-8b86-b212d428c655&question_id=791a2fd9-dff9-42f3-90d3-60b2ca0a55af&source_detail=9709%2F51+October%2FNovember+2022) |
| [**9709/52** October/November 2022 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2022-october-november-9709-52/#q-5) | **Q5** Biased and Unbiased Coins Probability - CIE A Level Maths 2022 Nov Paper 52 Q5 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 2 of 7 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=a96a1845-51ab-4a0f-a911-f7e58066d5d0&question_id=285c9de2-6090-4584-92e5-fe40229b42c6&source_detail=9709%2F52+October%2FNovember+2022) |
| [**9709/52** March 2022 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2022-march-9709-52/#q-4) | **Q4** Normal Distribution of Leopard Weights - CIE 9709 S1 2022 Mar Paper 52 Q4 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 4 of 11 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c48bb2da-c831-4335-9b7e-ba78ec44916c&question_id=4e55ce29-8714-4d37-84a4-51c7ae6771f8&source_detail=9709%2F52+March+2022) |
| [**9709/52** October/November 2021 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2021-october-november-9709-52/#q-1) | **Q1** Instrument Choice Probability - CIE A Level Mathematics Q1 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 2 of 5 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=d080cc9a-d0f0-482e-ba55-b7202776abb6&question_id=fbec0c2f-6f8a-4278-a2a4-6d65b8e9fbc8&source_detail=9709%2F52+October%2FNovember+2021) |
| [**9709/52** May/June 2021 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2021-may-june-9709-52/#q-5) | **Q5** Flight Arrival Times - CIE Probability & Statistics 1 Q5 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((a)) | 1 of 9 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=c6645032-fbf0-4a04-86fa-69743b2cad66&question_id=6453b5bd-e2fa-4bac-be4f-bef2d960944e&source_detail=9709%2F52+May%2FJune+2021) |
| [**9709/52** March 2021 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2021-march-9709-52/#q-7) | **Q7** Sports Preferences of Students - CIE 9709 March 2021 Paper 52 Q7 | FRQ | 1 of 4 parts ((a)(ii)) | 2 of 11 on the paper | Medium | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=b382d1b5-d308-4fa0-a430-97a3f0430cae&question_id=10054a92-2a5e-40a0-a7a8-588cf51b2c5b&source_detail=9709%2F52+March+2021) |
| [**9709/51** October/November 2020 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2020-october-november-9709-51/#q-1) | **Q1** Two Fair Dice Outcomes - CIE Mathematics 2020 Nov Paper 51 Q1 | FRQ | 1 of 2 parts ((b)) | 2 of 4 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=2d049f0a-8457-4297-a56c-b821534b4a02&question_id=5aa7b19a-47ba-466c-bc44-fa66315ba670&source_detail=9709%2F51+October%2FNovember+2020) |
| [**9709/52** May/June 2020 · CIE IAL](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/2020-may-june-9709-52/#q-2) | **Q2** Student College and Sport Preferences - CIE A-Level Maths 2020 Jun Paper 52 Q2 | FRQ | 1 of 3 parts ((c)) | 2 of 5 on the paper | Easy | [Go to Practice Hub](https://www.examsci.com/practice?set_id=948fcd35-2376-4008-9705-0b2d1ae514cc&question_id=9fe98af1-14d5-4998-978f-aa5346bba21d&source_detail=9709%2F52+May%2FJune+2020) |

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## Topic question rules and edge cases

**How many topic questions cover this syllabus point?**

16 question stems cover this subtopic across 16 papers, but only 16 tagged parts and 34 marks belong to it. Other parts of the same questions are assessed under different statements and are excluded from this page.

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