John has three chances of throwing and hitting the target to win the prize. One hit wins John the prize. What is the probability of John not winning if any given throw has a
80
80% chance of hitting the target?
The probability of hitting the target is 80%, which means the probability of not hitting the target is 20%.
Since John has three chances to throw and hit the target, he essentially has three independent events where he can either hit or not hit the target.
The probability of not winning in one throw is 20%, so the probability of not winning in all three throws is:
0.2 * 0.2 * 0.2 = 0.008 = 0.8%
Therefore, the probability of John not winning is 0.8%.