An urn contains 3 red balls and 1 yellow ball. We draw balls from the urn one by one without replacement until we see the yellow ball. Let X denote the number of red balls we see before the yellow. Find the possible values and the probability mass function of X.

An urn contains 3 red balls and 1 yellow ball. We draw balls from the urn one by one without replacement until we see the yellow ball. Let X denote the number of red balls we see before the yellow. Find the possible values and the probability mass function of X.

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