There are 8 black and 4 green balls in a box. Three balls are drawn in succession (not every ball drawn is put back into the box). What is the probability that all three balls drawn are the same color?

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There are 8 black and 4 green balls in a box. Three balls are drawn in succession (not every ball drawn is put back into the box). What is the probability that all three balls drawn are the same color?

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From the given information, there are 8 black and 4 green balls. Total number of balls is 8+4 = 12. Here, three balls are to be drawn without replacement.

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