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AMC 10 Mock Exam Discussion For 9/8: Question 9

 
 
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AMC 10 Mock Exam Discussion For 9/8: Question 9
by John Lensmire - Friday, September 8, 2023, 1:52 PM
 

AMC 10 Mock Exam Question 9

The faces of each of 7 standard dice are labeled with the integers from 1 to 6. Let p be the probabilities that when all 7 dice are rolled, the sum of the numbers on the top faces is 10. What other sum occurs with the same probability as p?

(A) 13(B) 26(C) 32(D) 39(E) 42

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