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STEP Support Programme

Lottery

17-S1-Q12

Lottery, random numbers, expected profit, expected loss, popular numbers.

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[STEP I 2017 Question 12 (Probability and Statistics)]

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01-S2-Q12

Ruritania, integer, combinatorics, expectation, C1.

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[STEP II 2001 Question 12 (Probability and Statistics)]

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00-S3-Q12

Combinatorics, binomial approximation, exponential function, expectation, C1-ish.

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[STEP III 2000 Question 12 (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)