AIME 2017b Problem 2
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The teams , , , and are in the playoffs. In the semifinal matches, plays , and plays . The winners of those two matches will play each other in the final match to determine the champion. When plays , the probability that wins is , and the outcomes of all the matches are independent. The probability that will be the champion is , where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find .
Dataset text AIME 1983 to 2026. Quoted with source.
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