The faces of a cube are labelled with $1,2,3,4,5$, and 6 dots. Three of the faces are shown. What is the total number of dots on the other three faces?
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12
(E) 15

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The faces shown are labelled with 1,3 and 5 dots. Therefore, the other three faces are labelled with 2,4 and 6 dots. The total number of dots on the other three faces is $2+4+6=12$.

ANSWER: (D)