Ruin Before The Target
A gambler starts with 10 dollars and plays rounds that pay 1 dollar on a win and cost 1 dollar on a loss, winning each round with probability , independently. The casino has unlimited money. The gambler walks away on reaching 25 dollars, and is ruined at 0.
What is the probability of ruin?
Answer format: round to 3 decimal places.
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