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Counting & ProbabilityChallengeAdvanced Number Theory

Advanced Number Theory · Challenge problem

A token starts at 00 on the number line. Each move, independently, it advances by 11 or by 22, each with probability 12\dfrac12. The probability that at some move the token lands exactly on 99 is mn\dfrac{m}{n}, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+nm + n.