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								title: 'Problem 205: Dice Game'
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								forumTopicId: 301846
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								## Description
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								<section id='description'>
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								Peter has nine four-sided (pyramidal) dice, each with faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4.
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								Colin has six six-sided (cubic) dice, each with faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
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								Peter and Colin roll their dice and compare totals: the highest total wins. The result is a draw if the totals are equal.
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								What is the probability that Pyramidal Pete beats Cubic Colin? Give your answer rounded to seven decimal places in the form 0.abcdefg
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								## Instructions
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								<section id='instructions'>
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								## Tests
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								<section id='tests'>
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								```yml
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								tests:
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								  - text: <code>euler205()</code> should return 0.5731441.
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								    testString: assert.strictEqual(euler205(), 0.5731441);
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								## Challenge Seed
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								<section id='challengeSeed'>
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								<div id='js-seed'>
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								```js
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								function euler205() {
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								  return true;
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								euler205();
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								## Solution
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								<section id='solution'>
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								```js
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								// solution required
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								</section>
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