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BMT 2015 Spring - Individual Tiebreaker #3

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August 12, 2023
combinatorics

Problem Statement

A bag contains 1212 marbles: 33 red, 44 green, and 55 blue. Repeatedly draw marbles with replacement until you draw two marbles of the same color in a row. What is the expected number of times that you will draw a marble?