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Markov Chains & Long-Run Behavior · Easy problem

A machine in a Markov model stays in the state Idle with probability 3/43/4 each minute and leaves it with probability 1/41/4. Starting in Idle, what is the expected number of minutes until it first leaves Idle (counting the minute in which it leaves)?