A jar contains 19 red balls, 28 green balls, and 36 yellow balls. A sequence of three balls is selected (with replacement) from the jar.   The probability that all three balls are green is

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A jar contains 19 red balls, 28 green balls, and 36 yellow balls. A sequence of three balls is selected (with replacement) from the jar.

 

The probability that all three balls are green is 

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Number of red balls in a jar = 19

Number of green balls in a jar = 28

Number of yellow  balls in a jar = 36

Total number of balls in a jar = 83   i.e (19+28+36)

Consider that sequence of three balls is selected (with replacement) from the jar.

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