Given two dice (each with six numbers from 1 to 6): (a) what is the entropy of the event of getting a total of greater than 10 in one throw? (b) what is the entropy of the event of getting a total of equal to 6 in one throw?   What is the Information GAIN going from state (a) to state (b)?

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Given two dice (each with six numbers from 1 to 6):

(a) what is the entropy of the event of getting a total of greater than 10 in one throw?

(b) what is the entropy of the event of getting a total of equal to 6 in one throw?  

What is the Information GAIN going from state (a) to state (b)?

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