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Problem 2
Two dice appear to be normal dice with their faces numbered from 
to 
, but each die is weighted so that the probability of rolling the number 
is directly proportional to . The probability of rolling a 
with this pair of dice is 
, where 
and 
are relatively prime positive integers. Find 
.
Solution
It is easier to think of the dice as 21 sided dice with 6 sixes, 5 fives, etc. Then there are 21^2=441 possible roles. There are 2*(1*6+2*5+3*4)=56 roles that will result in a seven. The odds are therefore 
. The answer is 
