a pair of dice is rolled once. Suppose that you lose 9$ if the dice sum to 5 and win 10$ if the dice sum to 11 or 8. How much should you win or lose if any other number turns up in order for the game to be fair?

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a pair of dice is rolled once. Suppose that you lose 9$ if the dice sum to 5 and win 10$ if the dice sum to 11 or 8. How much should you win or lose if any other number turns up in order for the game to be fair?

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