AIME 2022a Problem 9
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Ellina has twelve blocks, two each of red (), blue (), yellow (), green (), orange (), and purple (). Call an arrangement of blocks if there is an even number of blocks between each pair of blocks of the same color. For example, the arrangement is even. Ellina arranges her blocks in a row in random order. The probability that her arrangement is even is where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find
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