1. **State the problem:** We have a bag with 5 red, 6 blue, and 4 green marbles, totaling $5 + 6 + 4 = 15$ marbles.
2. **What is asked:** Find the probability that all three marbles drawn without replacement are blue.
3. **Formula for probability without replacement:**
$$P(\text{all blue}) = \frac{\text{number of ways to choose 3 blue marbles}}{\text{number of ways to choose any 3 marbles}} = \frac{\binom{6}{3}}{\binom{15}{3}}$$
4. **Calculate combinations:**
$$\binom{6}{3} = \frac{6!}{3!\times(6-3)!} = \frac{6\times5\times4}{3\times2\times1} = 20$$
$$\binom{15}{3} = \frac{15!}{3!\times(15-3)!} = \frac{15\times14\times13}{3\times2\times1} = 455$$
5. **Calculate probability:**
$$P = \frac{20}{455}$$
6. **Simplify fraction:**
$$\frac{20}{455} = \frac{\cancel{5} \times 4}{\cancel{5} \times 91} = \frac{4}{91}$$
7. **Convert to decimal:**
$$\frac{4}{91} \approx 0.043956$$
8. **Round to nearest 1000th:**
$$0.044$$
**Final answer:** The probability that all three marbles drawn are blue is approximately $0.044$.
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