1984 AIME Problem 11


A gardener plants three maple trees, four oak trees, and five birch trees in a row. He plants them in random order, each arrangement being equally likely. Let mn\frac{m}{n} in lowest terms be the probability that no two birch trees are next to one another. Find m+nm + n.


Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034. Full credit goes to MAA for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the AOPS website.

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