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Max and Hugo roll a number of dice in order to decide who has to be the first one to jump into the cold lake

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Max and Hugo roll a number of dice in order to decide who has to be the first one to jump into the cold lake. If there is no six, then Max has to jump. If there is one six, then Hugo has to jump and if there are several sixes neither will have to jump in. How many dice to they have to use so that the probability of either of them having to jump in is equal.

A) 3

B) 5

C) 8

D) 9

E) 17