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Nabu's Knee-knockerNabu's Knee-knocker

At Booker's Bakery they sell cookies at these prices:
Oatmeal=$.09, Peanut Butter=$.12, Choc Chip=$.15
  1. What could you get in a $1.50 bag of cookies? Try to find several possibilities.
  2. What is the maximum number of cookies you could get in a $1.50 bag?
  3. Could you get a $1.50 bag of cookies with no chocolate chip cookies?
  4. Could you get a $1.50 bag of cookies with an equal number of all three kinds of cookies?

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