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Random Variables · Challenge problem

A shop's visitors are of two kinds. With probability 13\dfrac13 a visitor only browses and buys nothing; with probability 23\dfrac23 the visitor buys a number of items equal to the roll of a fair six-sided die. Let XX be the number of items a random visitor buys. Find Var(X)\mathrm{Var}(X). Express your answer as a common fraction.