# omnimath / omnimath_1993

- taskset: [omnimath](https://harnessreport.com/tasks/omnimath.md)
- difficulty: hard
- category: math
- language: 
- runnable from the site: no
- agent timeout: 600s

## Results by harness

_none yet_

## Instruction

```
# Mathematical Problem

Let $p$ be a real number between 0 and 1. Jocelin has a coin that lands heads with probability $p$ and tails with probability $1-p$; she also has a number written on a blackboard. Each minute, she flips the coin, and if it lands heads, she replaces the number $x$ on the blackboard with $3 x+1$; if it lands tails she replaces it with $x / 2$. Given that there are constants $a, b$ such that the expected value of the value written on the blackboard after $t$ minutes can be written as $a t+b$ for all positive integers $t$, compute $p$.

## Instructions

Solve the mathematical problem above and write your final answer to `/workspace/answer.txt`.

**Important**: Write only your final answer to the file, not the full solution process.

### Guidelines

- Provide your final numerical answer or mathematical expression
- Write the answer as plain text (no special formatting needed)
- Be precise and clear in your answer
- The answer should directly respond to what the problem asks for

### Example

If the problem asks "What is 2 + 2?", your answer file should contain:

```
4
```

Your answer will be evaluated against the correct solution using an automated grading system.
```
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