 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Set $p_*=p/[p+(1-p)r]$. The preceding <probability generating function> becomes $p_*/[1-(1-p_*)s]$, identifying
$$
\boxed{Z\sim\operatorname{Geom}_0\!\left(\frac{p}{p+(1-p)r}\right).}
$$
Equivalently, for $z\in\mathbb N$, $\mathbb P(Z=z)=p_*[(1-p_*)]^z$. Since $0<p,r<1$, also $0<p_*<1$. This is the existing <geometric count under Bernoulli thinning>, with the zero-based convention specified.

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