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Expected Value, Linearity & Advanced Probability · Challenge problem

A machine dispenses prize AA, BB, or CC with probabilities 12,13,16\tfrac12,\tfrac13,\tfrac16 respectively, independently each time. Find the expected number of dispenses until all three prizes have been collected.

The answer is a fraction mn\tfrac{m}{n} in lowest terms; find m+nm + n.