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Two dice are thrown simultaneously 500 times. Each time the sum of two numbers appearing on their tops is noted and recorded as given in the following table:

Sum  Frequency
2 14
3 30
4 43
5 55
6 72
7 75
8 70
9 53
10 46
11 28
12 15

If the dice are thrown once more, what is the probability of getting a sum between 8 and 12?

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  1. $0.154$

  2. $0.20$

  3. $0.254$

  4. $0.30$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If we rolled dice around 500 times then it can be considered as its expected outcome.
Hence,
Probability of obtaining between 8 and 12 as sum = 53 + 46 +28/500= 0.254