Two six-sided dice were rolled 120 times

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Problem

Two six-sided dice were rolled 120 times. The sum of the numbers was 7 exactly 20 times and the sum was 9 exactly 15 times. (i) Find the empirical probability of obtaining a sum of 7. (ii) Find the empirical probability of obtaining a sum of 9. (iii) Which sum is more likely on the basis of these observations?

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