Strange dice

If two of these unusually numbered dice are thrown, how many different sums are possible?
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An unusual die has its six faces labelled 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9.

If two such dice are rolled, and the numbers rolled added together, then how many different sums are possible?

Can you say which sums are most likely?

This problem is adapted from the World Mathematics Championships