What fraction of fish in the lake is trout

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Question: An observer at a lake notices that when fish are caught, only 1 out of 9 trout is caught after another trout, with no other fish between, whereas 10 out of 11 nontrout are caught following nontrout, with no trout between. Assuming that all fish are equally likely to be caught, what fraction of fish in the lake is trout?

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