Problem

2001 AIME II Problem 12

Given a triangle, its midpoint triangle is obtained by joining the midpoints of its sides. A sequence of polyhedra P_{i} is defined recursively as follows: P_{0} is a regular tetrahedron whose volume is 1. To obtain P_{i + 1}, replace the midpoint triangle of every face of P_{i} by an outward-pointing regular tetrahedron that has the midpoint triangle as a face. The volume of P_{3} is \frac {m}{n}, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. Find m + n.

Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034


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