A turkey cost $1.05 per pound. There are going to be 15 people at the Thanksgiving dinner. Plan for each person to eat two, 3/8 pound servings for turkey. It takes 12 minutes per pound to cook a turkey and dinner is at 3:00 pm. How many minutes will it take to cook the turkey?
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