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In a game a person wins a TV if in four throws of a dice he get sum greater than 20 .In three throws he got numbers as 5,3,6. What should be his fourth throw so that he wins a TV?

A

5 or 6

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5

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C

6

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D

never wins.

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Solution

The correct option is D
never wins.

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