A casino game involves picking two stones at random from a bag. The bag contains eight stones: three are painted green, and five are painted blue. If both of the stones picked by the player are green, the player wins; otherwise, they lose. Enter your answers below as decimals, rounded to 3 decimal places if necessary. If the stones are chosen without replacement, what is the probability of winning? If the stones are chosen with replacement, what is the probability of winning?

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A casino game involves picking two stones at random from a bag. The bag contains eight stones: three are painted green, and five are painted blue. If both of the stones picked by the player are green, the player wins; otherwise, they lose. Enter your answers below as decimals, rounded to 3 decimal places if necessary.

If the stones are chosen without replacement, what is the probability of winning?

If the stones are chosen with replacement, what is the probability of winning?

 

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