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Expected Sum of Two Dice with Cancellation on Doubles

Expectation · Easy · Free problem
You roll two fair six-sided dice. If both dice show the same number, the outcome is "cancelled" and you record a sum of $0$. Otherwise, you record the sum of the two dice. What is the expected value of the recorded sum?

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