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Let a die be weighed in such a way that the probability of getting a number n is proportional to n .Find the probability of each elementary event.

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`P(1)=1/21,P(2)=2/21, P(3)=3/21,`
`P(4)=4/21, P(5)=5/21, P(6)=6/21`
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