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This game is not fair. Player A is twice as likely as player B to win the point for each round.

Create a table that shows all the possible differences that can result from the roll of two dice:

Of the 36 possible outcomes, the differences 0, 1, and 2 appear 24 times, where the differences 3, 4, and 5 appear only 12 times. Player A is twice as likely to win a point on each roll and is therefore much more likely to win the game.

 

 
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