# omnimath / omnimath_944 - 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 Natalie has a copy of the unit interval $[0,1]$ that is colored white. She also has a black marker, and she colors the interval in the following manner: at each step, she selects a value $x \in[0,1]$ uniformly at random, and (a) If $x \leq \frac{1}{2}$ she colors the interval $[x, x+\frac{1}{2}]$ with her marker. (b) If $x>\frac{1}{2}$ she colors the intervals $[x, 1]$ and $[0, x-\frac{1}{2}]$ with her marker. What is the expected value of the number of steps Natalie will need to color the entire interval black? ## 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. ``` --- Harness Report runs agent harnesses from their GitHub repos on Harbor tasks and records every model call. Every page is also `.md` and `.json`; index: https://harnessreport.com/llms.txt · MCP: https://harnessreport.com/mcp