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AMO-Bench 2025 Problem 42

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A point M on an infinite number line moves one unit to the left or to the right at each step. The probability of moving to the right is p(p>12)p (p > \frac{1}{2}), and the probability of moving to the left is 1−p1-p. The point M starts at the origin x=0x = 0. Let xx be the probability that M is at position x=3x = 3 after nn moves, where n≥2n \geq 2, and let yy be the probability that M is at position x=4x = 4 after mm moves, where m≥2m \geq 2. Find the conditions on mm and nn such that x>(1−p)yx > (1-p)y.

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nn is an odd integer with n≥3n\ge 3, mm is an even integer with m≥4m\ge 4, and n−m−1≤0n-m-1\le 0.

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