A lottery has 100 tickets which are placed in a barrel

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Problem

A lottery has 100 tickets which are placed in a barrel. Three tickets are drawn at random from the barrel, without replacement, to decide 3 prizes. If John has 3 tickets in the lottery, determine his probability of winning: (1) first prize (2) first and second prize (3) all 3 prizes (4) none of the prizes.

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