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Coin Toss Computational Probablity

Source: STEMS 2023 Maths CAT A Part A P7

January 8, 2023
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Problem Statement

Suppose a biased coin gives head with probability 23\dfrac{2}{3}. The coin is tossed repeatedly, if it shows heads then player AA rolls a fair die, otherwise player BB rolls the same die. The process ends when one of the players get a 66, and that player is declared the winner.
If the probability that AA will win is given by mn\dfrac{m}{n} where m,nm,n are coprime, then what is the value of m2nm^2n?