The roll of a pair of dice has the following probability distribution, where the random variable is the sum of the values produced by each die:
x P(x)
2 1/36
3 2/36
4 3/36
5 4/36
6 5/36
7 6/36
8 5/36
9 4/36
10 3/36
11 2/36
12 1/36
Calculate the variance of x.
A) 5.833
B) 6.122
C) 5.666
D) 5.122
A
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