Weekly Problem 16 - 2012
I have some strange dice: the faces show the numbers 1 to 6 as usual, except that the odd numbers are negative (i.e. -1, -3, -5 in place of 1, 3, 5). If I throw two such dice, which of the following totals cannot be achieved?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 8
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