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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2024

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Every plant in my mum's window box has either two leaves and one flower or five leaves and no flowers. In total, the plants have six flowers and 32 leaves. How many plants are in my mum's window box?

(A) $10$ (B) $11$ (C) $12$ (D) $13$ (E) $14$

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