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A and B throw a pair of die turn by turn. The first to throw 9 is awarded a prize. If A starts the game, show that the probability of A getting the prize is `9/17`

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To find the probability of A winning the prize when A and B take turns throwing a pair of dice, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Calculate the probability of rolling a sum of 9 with two dice. When rolling two dice, the possible outcomes that result in a sum of 9 are: - (3, 6) - (4, 5) - (5, 4) - (6, 3) ...
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