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Elementary probability

94-S3-Q12

Tennis match, winning match.

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[STEP III 1994 Question 12 (Probability and Statistics)]

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94-S2-Q12

Calamity Jane, Buffalo Bill, craps, fair dice, C1.

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[STEP II 1994 Question 12 (Probability and Statistics)]

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93-S1-Q15

Captain Spalding, Gambriced, Frodox, truth, logic, native, probability.

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[STEP I 1993 Question 15 (Probability and Statistics)]

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92-S2-Q16

Taxi driver, tofees and mint.

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[STEP II 1992 Question 16 (Probability and Statistics)]

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92-S1-Q16

Closure of roads, binomial distribution, C1.

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[STEP I 1992 Question 16 (Probability and Statistics)]

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91-S2-Q15

Expectation, combinatorics, desk, examination hall, invigilator.

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[STEP II 1991 Question 15 (Probability and Statistics)]

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91-S1-Q14

Rod, triangle, non-degenerate, without replacement, C1.

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[STEP I 1991 Question 14 (Probability and Statistics)]

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89-S3-Q16

Ruritania, tree diagram, C1.

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[STEP III 1989 Question 16 (Probability and Statistics)]

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88-S2-Q15

Examination paper, mark, elementary probability, C1.

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[STEP II 1988 Question 15 (Probability and Statistics)]

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Useful Links

Underground Mathematics: Selected worked STEP questions

STEP Question database

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: What do we look for?

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: Information about STEP

University of Cambridge Admissions Office: Undergraduate course information for Mathematics

Stephen Siklos' "Advanced Problems in Mathematics" book (external link)

MEI: Worked solutions to STEP questions (external link)

OCR: Exam board information about STEP (external link)

AMSP (Advanced Maths Support programme): Support for University Admission Tests (external link)