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= Solution

The diagram has common multipliers $u=5/3,d=2/3$ on every branch, with gross riskless return $R=4/3$. The <martingale> condition $pu+(1-p)d=R$ gives
$$
\boxed{p=\frac{R-d}{u-d}=\frac23,\qquad1-p=\frac13.}
$$
Since $d<R<u$, these <probabilities> lie strictly between zero and one at each node, and the market is arbitrage-free. All valuations below use discounted <conditional expectations> under this measure.

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