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Probability Generating Functions

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JUNE/17 Paper 2 · 3 marks · Question 1
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JAN 18 S2 · 2 marks · Question 1a
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NOV/17 Paper 2 · 1 marks · Question 1a
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 3 · 2 marks · Question 1a
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JAN 18 S2 · 3 marks · Question 1b
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NOV/17 Paper 2 · 1 marks · Question 1c
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JAN 18 S2 · 4 marks · Question 1c
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NOV/17 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 2
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JAN 18 S1 · 1 marks · Question 2a
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OCT 17 S2 · 4 marks · Question 2a
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JUNE 18 AS FM FStats2 · 1 marks · Question 2a
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OCT 17 S2 · 1 marks · Question 2b
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JUNE 18 AS FM FStats2 · 2 marks · Question 2b
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JAN 18 S2 · 4 marks · Question 2b
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OCT 17 S1 · 1 marks · Question 2b
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JAN 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 2bi
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JAN 18 S1 · 1 marks · Question 2bii
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OCT 17 S2 · 6 marks · Question 2c
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JAN 18 S2 · 2 marks · Question 2c
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OCT 17 S1 · 4 marks · Question 2c
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JUNE 18 AS FM FStats2 · 2 marks · Question 2c
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JAN 18 S1 · 3 marks · Question 2ci
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JAN 18 S1 · 1 marks · Question 2cii
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OCT 17 S1 · 1 marks · Question 2d
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OCT 17 S2 · 2 marks · Question 2d
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JUNE 18 AS FM FStats2 · 3 marks · Question 2d
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OCT 17 S1 · 1 marks · Question 2e
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OCT 17 S2 · 5 marks · Question 2e
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OCT 17 S1 · 3 marks · Question 2f
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NOV/18 Paper 5 · 1 marks · Question 3a
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OCT 18 S2 · 3 marks · Question 3a
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JAN 18 S2 · 2 marks · Question 3a
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NOV/18 Paper 5 · 2 marks · Question 3b
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JUNE 18 S1 · 1 marks · Question 3b
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OCT 18 S2 · 3 marks · Question 3b
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JUNE 17 S2 · 5 marks · Question 3b
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JAN 18 S2 · 1 marks · Question 3c
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JUNE 17 S2 · 5 marks · Question 3c
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 3 · 2 marks · Question 3c
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JUNE 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 3c
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OCT 18 S2 · 3 marks · Question 3c
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JUNE 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 3d
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 3 · 4 marks · Question 3d
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JAN 18 S2 · 1 marks · Question 3d
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OCT 18 S2 · 3 marks · Question 3d
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 3e
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JAN 18 S2 · 3 marks · Question 3e
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 3f
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NOV/17 Paper 2 · 3 marks · Question 4
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JUNE 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 4a
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OCT 18 S1 · 1 marks · Question 4a
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JUNE 17 S1 · 3 marks · Question 4a
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NOV/17 Paper 6 · 1 marks · Question 4a
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OCT 18 S2 · 2 marks · Question 4a
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OCT 17 S1 · 6 marks · Question 4a
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OCT 18 S1 · 4 marks · Question 4b
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OCT 17 S1 · 2 marks · Question 4b
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NOV/17 Paper 6 · 2 marks · Question 4b
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OCT 18 S2 · 3 marks · Question 4b
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JUNE 18 S1 · 1 marks · Question 4b
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JUNE 17 S1 · 2 marks · Question 4c
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JUNE 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 4c
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OCT 18 S2 · 1 marks · Question 4c
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NOV/17 Paper 6 · 1 marks · Question 4c
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OCT 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 4c
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JUNE 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 4d
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OCT 18 S1 · 3 marks · Question 4d
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JAN 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 4di
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JAN 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 4dii
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JUNE 18 S1 · 3 marks · Question 4e
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JUNE/17 Paper 3 · 2 marks · Question 5
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JUNE/17 Paper 2 · 1 marks · Question 5a
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JUNE 18 AS Paper 2 · 2 marks · Question 5a
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JUNE/18 Paper 5 · 2 marks · Question 5a
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JUNE 18 S1 · 1 marks · Question 5e
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JUNE 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 5f
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NOV/18 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 6a
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JAN 18 S1 · 1 marks · Question 6a
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JUNE 18 S2 · 3 marks · Question 6a
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JUNE/18 Paper 3 · 4 marks · Question 6a
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JUNE/17 Paper 6 · 2 marks · Question 6ai
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JUNE/17 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 6ai
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JUNE/17 Paper 6 · 2 marks · Question 6aii
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JUNE/17 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 6aii
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NOV/18 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 6b
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JUNE/18 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 6b
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JUNE 18 S2 · 3 marks · Question 6b
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JUNE/17 Paper 6 · 3 marks · Question 6b
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JAN 18 S1 · 3 marks · Question 6b
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OCT 17 S1 · 2 marks · Question 6b
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OCT 17 S1 · 1 marks · Question 6c
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JAN 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 6c
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JUNE 18 S2 · 2 marks · Question 6d
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JAN 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 6d
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JUNE 18 S2 · 2 marks · Question 6e
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JAN 18 S1 · 3 marks · Question 6e
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OCT 17 S1 · 2 marks · Question 6f
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JUNE 17 S1 · 4 marks · Question 6g
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OCT 17 S1 · 3 marks · Question 6h
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JUNE/17 Paper 2 · 4 marks · Question 7
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NOV/17 Paper 1 · 2 marks · Question 7
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NOV/18 Paper 6 · 2 marks · Question 7a
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JUNE 18 S1 · 3 marks · Question 7a
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JAN 18 S2 · 3 marks · Question 7a
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JUNE/18 Paper 2 · 2 marks · Question 7a
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JUNE/18 Paper 2 · 1 marks · Question 7b
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JUNE 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 7b
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NOV/17 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 7bi
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JUNE 18 S1 · 2 marks · Question 7c
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JUNE 18 S1 · 5 marks · Question 7d
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NOV/18 Paper 1 · 1 marks · Question 8a
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JUNE/18 Paper 5 · 1 marks · Question 8a
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NOV/17 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 8a
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JUNE/18 Paper 1 · 1 marks · Question 8b
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NOV/17 Paper 3 · 2 marks · Question 8b
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JUNE/18 Paper 5 · 2 marks · Question 8bi
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JUNE/18 Paper 5 · 2 marks · Question 8bii
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JUNE/17 Paper 5 · 3 marks · Question 9
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JUNE/17 Paper 2 · 4 marks · Question 9
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JUNE/18 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 9a
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JUNE/17 Paper 3 · 3 marks · Question 9a
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JUNE/17 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 9b
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JUNE/17 Paper 3 · 2 marks · Question 9b
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NOV/17 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 10a
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NOV/18 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 10a
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NOV/17 Paper 3 · 2 marks · Question 10b
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NOV/18 Paper 3 · 2 marks · Question 10c
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JUNE 18 AS Paper 1 · 2 marks · Question 10i
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NOV/17 Paper 3 · 3 marks · Question 11
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 11
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NOV/18 Paper 1 · 1 marks · Question 11a
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NOV/18 Paper 1 · 2 marks · Question 11b
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NOV/18 Paper 2 · 2 marks · Question 12
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NOV/17 Paper 3 · 3 marks · Question 12
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 2 · 2 marks · Question 12i
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 2 · 1 marks · Question 12ii
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 2 · 2 marks · Question 12iii
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 2 · 2 marks · Question 12v
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 2 · 1 marks · Question 12vi
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JUNE 18 AS Paper 2 · 1 marks · Question 13
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NOV/17 Paper 1 · 2 marks · Question 13
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JUNE/18 Paper 1 · 2 marks · Question 13a
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JUNE/18 Paper 1 · 2 marks · Question 13c
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 2 · 4 marks · Question 13iiia
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JUNE 18 A2 Paper 2 · 2 marks · Question 13iiib
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NOV/18 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 14a
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JUNE/18 Paper 1 · 3 marks · Question 15
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JUNE/18 Paper 1 · 4 marks · Question 16
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JUNE/18 Paper 1 · 3 marks · Question 16
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JUNE/17 Paper 1 · 4 marks · Question 17
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NOV/18 Paper 1 · 2 marks · Question 17b
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JUNE/18 Paper 3 · 1 marks · Question 20
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JUNE/17 Paper 3 · 3 marks · Question 20b
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NOV/18 Paper 1 · 3 marks · Question 21
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NOV/18 Paper 1 · 6 marks · Question 22
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JUNE/18 Paper 3 · 3 marks · Question 27
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NOV/18 Paper 1 · 2 marks · Question 27b

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