A diaper liner is placed in each diaper worn by a baby. If, after a diaper change, the liner is soiled, then it is discarded and replaced by a new liner. Otherwise, the liner is washed with the diapers and reused, except that each liner is discarded and replaced after its third use (even if it has never been soiled). The probability that the baby will soil any diaper liner is one-third. If there are only new diaper liners at first, eventually what proportions of the diaper liners being used will be new, once used, and twice used? <i>Hint: </i>Assume that a diaper liner ready for use is in one of three states: new, once used, and twice used. After its use, it then transforms into one of the three states described .

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A diaper liner is placed in each diaper worn by a baby. If, after a diaper change, the liner is soiled, then it is discarded and replaced by a new liner. Otherwise, the liner is washed with the diapers and reused, except that each liner is discarded and replaced after its third use (even if it has never been soiled). The probability that the baby will soil any diaper liner is one-third. If there are only new diaper liners at first, eventually what proportions of the diaper liners being used will be new, once used, and twice used? <i>Hint: </i>Assume that a diaper liner ready for use is in one of three states: new, once used, and twice used. After its use, it then transforms into one of the three states described .

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