probability: tickets drawn randomly from 200; Mary bought 10; find prob. that she win

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Tickets are drawn randomly from a barrel containing 200 tickets. There are 3 prizes to be won, first, second and third. Mary purchased 10 tickets, assuming Mary wins only one prize. what is the probability that she wins
a) first prize
b second prize
c) all three prizes
 
Tickets are drawn randomly from a barrel containing 200 tickets. There are 3 prizes to be won, first, second and third. Mary purchased 10 tickets, assuming Mary wins only one prize. what is the probability that she wins
a) first prize
b second prize
c) all three prizes
What are your thoughts? What have you tried? For instance, is this a "with replacement" or a "without replacement" question? How does this influence the computations? And so forth.

Please be complete, so we can see where things are bogging down. Thank you! ;)
 
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