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(i) A man is known to speak the truth 3 out of 4 times. He throws a die and reports that it is 6. Find the probability that it is actually a 6.
(ii) A man is known to speak the truth 3 out of 5 times. He throws a die and reports that it is number greater than 4. Find the probability that it is actually a number greater than 4.

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(i) `(3)/(8)` (ii) `(3)/(7)`.
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