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AIME 2009b Problem 8

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Dave rolls a fair six-sided die until a six appears for the first time. Independently, Linda rolls a fair six-sided die until a six appears for the first time. Let mm and nn be relatively prime positive integers such that mn\dfrac mn is the probability that the number of times Dave rolls his die is equal to or within one of the number of times Linda rolls her die. Find m+nm+n.

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