A Math Riddle With Dice?

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Polar bears come in pairs. They sit around the ice like petals on a flower.
My Algebra I teacher asked me this all the time two years ago and i could never tell how many bears there were without guessing. does anyone know the trick
What is a pip?
 
The story refers to a “hole in the ice.” The only dice that have these “holes” are 3 and 5. So, there are 2 bears on a die that shows three pips and 4 bears on a face that shows five pips. The arrangement on a face that shows six is not in “petal” form and doesn’t count.
 
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