1. **State the problem:** We have a bag with 5 red, 3 blue, and 6 green marbles, totaling $5 + 3 + 6 = 14$ marbles.
We draw 3 marbles without replacement and want the probability that all 3 are green.
2. **Formula for probability without replacement:**
$$P(\text{all green}) = \frac{\text{number of ways to choose 3 green}}{\text{number of ways to choose any 3}} = \frac{\binom{6}{3}}{\binom{14}{3}}$$
3. **Calculate combinations:**
$$\binom{6}{3} = \frac{6!}{3!\times(6-3)!} = \frac{6\times5\times4}{3\times2\times1} = 20$$
$$\binom{14}{3} = \frac{14!}{3!\times(14-3)!} = \frac{14\times13\times12}{3\times2\times1} = 364$$
4. **Calculate probability:**
$$P = \frac{20}{364}$$
5. **Simplify the fraction:**
$$\frac{20}{364} = \frac{\cancel{20}}{\cancel{364}} = \frac{5}{91}$$
6. **Final answer:**
The exact probability that all three marbles drawn are green is
$$\boxed{\frac{5}{91}}$$
This means if you randomly draw 3 marbles without replacement, there is a $\frac{5}{91}$ chance all are green.
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