An urn contains 8 black and 7 green balls. Five balls are randomly drawn from the urn in succession, with replacement. That is, after each draw, the selected ball is returned to the urn. What is the probability that all 5 balls drawn from the urn are green? Round your answer to three decimal places.

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An urn contains 8 black and 7 green balls. Five balls are randomly drawn from the urn in succession, with replacement. That is, after each draw, the selected ball is returned to the urn. What is the probability that all 5 balls drawn from the urn are green? Round your answer to three decimal places.

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Step 1: We have given that

Black balls=8, Green balls=7

Total balls=Black balls + Green balls

=8 + 7=15

p=Xn=715

Five balls are randomly drawn from the urn in succession, with replacement.

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