document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1191402>Question 1191402</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a pair of symmetric hexagonal dice is thrown. if the sum of the open holes is 5, player A wins and the game ends. if the sum of the openings is 7, B wins and no more games are played. what is the probability that A will win after 9 throws? that B after 9 throws will win? that A will win?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To have any chance of solving the problem, we have to assume that the two players take turns throwing the dice; otherwise the problem makes no sense.  The statement of the problem is deficient in not specifying this.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But there is a fatal problem with the statement of the problem as given, because the answers to all the questions depend on which player throws first.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Re-post the problem, defining it precisely....<br><BR>\n" );
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