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Solution to: Miss the Mark

Each shot has a chance of 1/3 to be the best. This is because the result of a shot is not dependent on an earlier shot. The chance that the third shot is not the best shot, is 1 minus the chance that the third shot is the best shot. Therefore the answer is 2/3.

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