2022 AIME I Problems/Problem 9

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Ellina has twelve blocks, two each of red $\left({\bf R}\right),$ blue $\left({\bf B}\right),$ yellow $\left({\bf Y}\right),$ green $\left({\bf G}\right),$ orange $\left({\bf O}\right),$ and purple $\left({\bf P}\right).$ Call an arrangement of blocks even if there is an even number of blocks between each pair of blocks of the same color. For example, the arrangement ${\text {\bf R B B Y G G Y R O P P O}}$ is even. Ellina arranges her blocks in a row in random order. The probability that her arrangement is even is $\frac mn$ , where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$ .

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