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Counting & ProbabilitySuperchallengeExpected Value, Linearity & Advanced Probability

Expected Value, Linearity & Advanced Probability · Superchallenge problem

A basketball player makes each shot independently with probability 25\tfrac25. Find the expected number of shots until her third make.

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