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A die is numbered in such a way that its faces show the numbers 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 6 It is thrown two times and the total score in two throws is noted Find the probability that the total score is at least 6

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12/36
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10/36
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11/36
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D
None of these
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Solution

The correct option is D None of these
Possible outcomes are 1,2,2,3,3,6
Favourable outcome for total score to be at least than 6 are
(1 ,6) ,(6,1), (2 ,6), (6,2), (3, 6), (6,3), (3 ,3) =7
Probability that the total score is at least 6=7*(1/6)*(1/6)=7/36

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