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2006 AMC 10B Problem 21

For a particular peculiar pair of dice, the probabilities of rolling 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, on each die are in the ratio 1:2:3:4:5:6. What is the probability of rolling a total of 7 on the two dice?

\mathrm{(A) \ } \frac{4}{63}\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } \frac{1}{8}\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \frac{8}{63}\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \frac{1}{6}\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \frac{2}{7}


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