# 9709 P6 Topic Questions — CIE IAL Mathematics 9709 Paper 6 > CIE IAL Mathematics 9709 Paper 6: 5 topics with 810 9709 P6 topic questions from 49 papers (2020–2026). Browse questions by topic, then open the exact… - Canonical HTML: https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/ - Markdown mirror: https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/index.md --- CIE IAL · Mathematics · A Level Practise 9709 P6 topic questions by topic. 5 topics from the 2020–2027 syllabus are drawn from 49 papers (2020–2026). Each topic below opens every past-paper question tagged to its syllabus points. - 9709 P6 - 49 papers - 810 topic questions - 2,450 marks - Syllabus 2020–2027 - [Browse 9709 P6 papers](https://www.examsci.com/past-papers/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/) - [All paper codes](https://www.examsci.com/topics/) Core finding **The Poisson distribution leads 9709 P6 with 207 topic questions and 574 marks across 49 papers.** Hypothesis tests follows with 206 topic questions and 661 marks. The current 2020–2027 dataset covers 5 topics, 810 topic questions and 2,450 marks. Each MCQ or structured part counts as one item, and each topic counts only the parts tagged to it, so the ranking reflects exam exposure rather than the number of question stems. Rows also carry paper count, mark total and year range for cross-unit comparison. The native table reproduces every figure in curriculum order. ## Topic question count and mark distribution Topics are on the vertical axis and sorted from highest to lowest. Only the parts whose knowledge graph matches a topic are counted for that topic, and percentages are each row's share of the tagged total in that chart. A part tagged to several topics is counted in each bar, so the bars are not a partition of the unit total. ### Questions by topic question items - [The Poisson distribution](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/the-poisson-distribution/) (49 papers) — 207 · 24.2% - [Hypothesis tests](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/hypothesis-tests/) (49 papers) — 206 · 24.1% - [Sampling and estimation](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/sampling-and-estimation/) (49 papers) — 187 · 21.9% - [Continuous random variables](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/continuous-random-variables/) (49 papers) — 146 · 17.1% - [Linear combinations of random variables](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/linear-combinations-of-random-variables/) (49 papers) — 109 · 12.7% ### Marks by topic marks - [Hypothesis tests](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/hypothesis-tests/) (49 papers) — 661 · 25.1% - [The Poisson distribution](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/the-poisson-distribution/) (49 papers) — 574 · 21.8% - [Sampling and estimation](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/sampling-and-estimation/) (49 papers) — 517 · 19.7% - [Linear combinations of random variables](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/linear-combinations-of-random-variables/) (49 papers) — 456 · 17.3% - [Continuous random variables](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/continuous-random-variables/) (49 papers) — 422 · 16.0% ## Topic comparison matrix Curriculum order is by syllabus number, then alphabetically. Every topic links to its subtopic index. | Topic | Subtopics | Topic questions | Papers | Marks | Years | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **[Continuous random variables](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/continuous-random-variables/)** | 2 | 146 | 49 | 422 | 2020–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/continuous-random-variables/) | | **[Hypothesis tests](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/hypothesis-tests/)** | 5 | 206 | 49 | 661 | 2020–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/hypothesis-tests/) | | **[Linear combinations of random variables](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/linear-combinations-of-random-variables/)** | 1 | 109 | 49 | 456 | 2020–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/linear-combinations-of-random-variables/) | | **[Sampling and estimation](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/sampling-and-estimation/)** | 8 | 187 | 49 | 517 | 2020–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/sampling-and-estimation/) | | **[The Poisson distribution](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/the-poisson-distribution/)** | 5 | 207 | 49 | 574 | 2020–2026 | [Open topic questions](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/the-poisson-distribution/) | ## Browse all topic questions - [Continuous random variables](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/continuous-random-variables/) — 146 question items · 49 papers — 2 subtopics · 422 marks · 2020–2026 - [Hypothesis tests](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/hypothesis-tests/) — 206 question items · 49 papers — 5 subtopics · 661 marks · 2020–2026 - [Linear combinations of random variables](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/linear-combinations-of-random-variables/) — 109 question items · 49 papers — 1 subtopics · 456 marks · 2020–2026 - [Sampling and estimation](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/sampling-and-estimation/) — 187 question items · 49 papers — 8 subtopics · 517 marks · 2020–2026 - [The Poisson distribution](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/the-poisson-distribution/) — 207 question items · 49 papers — 5 subtopics · 574 marks · 2020–2026 ## Other Mathematics paper codes - [9709 P1 1,126 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p1/) - [9709 P2 714 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p2/) - [9709 P3 992 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p3/) - [9709 P4 682 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p4/) - [9709 P5 859 question items](https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p5/) ## Topic questions: rules and edge cases **Where can I find 9709 P6 topic questions?** This page groups every 9709 P6 topic question by topic and syllabus point. Open a topic to see the question numbers, marks and the session each one comes from, then follow the link into the original paper. **How many topics are in the current 9709 P6 syllabus?** This page lists 5 topics tagged to the current syllabus across 49 9709 P6 papers (2020–2026). Topics are ordered by syllabus number, then alphabetically. **How are question counts and marks calculated?** Each MCQ counts as one question item and each structured part counts as one item. Marks come from the official part marks. Only parts whose knowledge graph matches a topic are counted, and a part tagged to more than one topic is counted against each topic, so topic rows describe exam exposure rather than a partition of the paper. **Why is there no topic chart on the D1 index?** The D1 index intentionally stops at the paper-code level. Topic names are only shown after a code is selected, which prevents two units from claiming the same topic phrase or URL. **Which sessions are included?** All sessions tagged to the current syllabus are included, covering 2020–2026. Questions without a recognised syllabus tag are treated as current so they do not disappear from the index. --- Full page with native tables, bar charts and Practice Hub links: https://www.examsci.com/topics/cie-ial/mathematics/9709-p6/