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`A` and `B` throw a pair of dice alternatively, till one of them gets a total of `10` and wins the game. Find their respective probabilities of winning, if `A` starts first.

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(i) `(6)/(11),(5)/(11)` (ii) `(12)/(23),(11)/(23)`.
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