Question: No matter what two loaded dice we have, it cannot happen that each of the sums 2 , 3 , . . . , 1

No matter what two loaded dice we have, it cannot happen that each of the sums
2,3,...,12 comes up with the same probability.
Proof. Suppose that we have a pair of dice such that each of the 11 possible sums
2,3,...,12 occurs with the same probability, 1/11. Let pi be the probability that
the first die shows i, and qi that the second does. Then the probability that the sum
is 2 is p1q1, and the probability that it is 12 is p6q6. Consequently, p1q1=1/11
and p6q6=1/11. Also, the probability that the sum is 7 is at least p1q6+ p6q1,
so p1q6+ p6q1<=1/11. Hence, q1=1/11p1, q6=1/11p6 and

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