Roll a pair of four-sided dice. If the sum is 2 or 8, win $10. If the sum is 3 or 7, win $5. Otherwise, you win nothing. What should the price to play this game be in order for it to be a fair game?

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5.) Roll a pair of four-sided dice. If the sum is 2 or 8, win $10. If the sum is 3 or 7, win $5.
Otherwise, you win nothing. What should the price to play this game be in order for it to be a fair
game? 

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