9708/31/M/J/24 · 9708_s24_qp_31
A Level Economics 9708 Paper 3 Multiple Choice — May/June 2024
9708/31/M/J/24 is component 31 of Cambridge International A Level Economics from the May/June 2024 series — Multiple Choice: 30 marks over 1h 15m, across 30 multiple-choice questions. Past-paper sites list it as 9708_s24_qp_31.
Quanta has mapped this paper question by question against its official mark scheme. Below is where its marks actually sit across the syllabus — the fastest way to see what to revise before attempting it.
Updated 15 September 2026
At a glance
| Cambridge code | 9708/31/M/J/24 |
|---|---|
| Filename | 9708_s24_qp_31 |
| Syllabus | 9708 — Economics (AS & A Level) |
| Component | 31 (Paper 3 Multiple Choice) |
| Series | May/June 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 15m |
| Total marks | 30 |
| Questions | 30, one mark each |
Where the marks are
Every question of this paper is tagged to the syllabus section it tests, so the marks can be totalled by syllabus area.
The heaviest area is The price system and the microeconomy at 10 of the 30 marks (33%). If you are revising specifically for this paper, that is where the time pays back most.
Practising this paper
Cambridge publishes past papers and mark schemes through its own site and through schools — this page describes the paper rather than reproducing it. Inside Quanta you can sit this paper question by question, with every answer explained after you commit to it and each question tied to the syllabus section it tests — so you find out which section cost you marks, not just what your total was.
Practise 9708/31/M/J/24 against real mark schemes
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Component 31 from other series — same structure, same style, useful once you have used this one up:
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Common questions
What does 9708/31/M/J/24 mean?
It is Cambridge’s reference for one specific paper: 9708 is the syllabus, 31 the component (Paper 3 Multiple Choice, variant 1), and the rest is the series — May/June 2024.
What is 9708_s24_qp_31?
The same paper in the filename convention past-paper sites use: 9708 syllabus, s24 for the series (m = February/March, s = May/June, w = October/November, then the year), qp for the question paper (the mark scheme is ms, the examiner report er), and 31 the component.
How long is this paper?
1h 15m for 30 marks — roughly 150 seconds per mark. Practising at that pace matters as much as knowing the content.