What is the pmf of the number of remaining matches

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A smoker mathematician carries one matchbox in his right pocket and one in his left pocket. Each time he wants to light a cigarette, he selects a matchbox from either pocket with probability p = 1/2, independent of earlier selections. The two matchboxes have initially n matches each. What is the PMF of the number of remaining matches at the moment when the mathematician reaches for a match and discovers that the corresponding matchbox is empty? ccc

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