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Expected Value, Linearity & Advanced Probability · Hard problem

A mouse starts in room AA. From AA it exits with probability 12\tfrac12, else moves to room BB. From BB it exits with probability 13\tfrac13, else returns to AA. Each move takes one minute. Find the expected number of minutes until the mouse exits, starting from AA.

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