Andrew makes a game with 2 dice. If one of the numbers comes up 6, his score is the sum of the 2 numbers. If neither one of the numbers is 6, then his score is the positive difference of the 2 numbers. He throws the dices and gets a 6 and a 1. What is Andrew’s score?

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Andrew makes a game with 2 dice. If one of the numbers comes up 6, his score is the sum of the 2 numbers. If neither one of the numbers is 6, then his score is the positive difference of the 2 numbers. He throws the dices and gets a 6 and a 1. What is Andrew’s score? 

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