document.write( "Question 1206163: Maxim buys a bag of cookies that contains 7 chocolate chip cookies, 7 peanut butter cookies, 4 sugar cookies and 5 oatmeal cookies.\r
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document.write( "The total number of cookies in the bag is 7+7+4+5 = 23.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The answer to the problem's question is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P =  = 0.09684  (rounded).    ANSWER\r\n" );
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