What Are the Odds of Losing Multiple Times in a Row?

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What is the probability? Help...

If i have a standard 80% chance of wining and 20% chance of losing
than what is the chance of me losing 5 times in a row 10 times in a row
and 20 times in a row.

I would be very grateful if someone can show me how to calculate this on my own.

Thanks
 
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disregardthat said:
In how many attempts? In 5 attempts, it's just p^5, where p is the chance of winning.

Losing, you mean.