Admin Account password problem

I have a new Mac with no installation cd ,the owner is a 10 years old girl that is
"Sure she didn't put a password on her account ( only account ,admin)
1. is there a default password ?
2. how can i reset the password ?
3. how can i get the installation CD ?
Thank you for reading my post.

Thank you for you reply , i was found this solution googling before posting here
Problem is that they do not have the DVD .
Is there any other solution ?
Can i download or order it for reasonable price from apple ?
the Mac is kind of new
any default password i can check ?

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