A raccoon walks from A = (0, 0) by going either one unit right or one up at each grid point. Which of the two determined by flipping a fair coin. What is the probability raccoon passes both U = (2, 2) and B = (7, 4) along its journey?

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A raccoon walks from A = (0, 0) by going either one unit right or one up at each grid point. Which of the two determined by flipping a fair coin. What is the probability raccoon passes both U = (2, 2) and B = (7, 4) along its journey? 

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