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Some staplers and pens were packed into green and silver packets. There were 12 more green packets than silver packets. Each green carton contained 10 staplers and each silver carton contained 12 pens. Given that there were 14 fewer staplers than pens in total, how much staplers were there?
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Some staplers and pens were packed into green and silver packets. There were 12 more green packets than silver packets. Each green carton contained 10 staplers and each silver carton contained 12 pens. Given that there were 14 fewer staplers than pens in total, how much staplers were there?