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Library bookmarks — 10 borrowers

The school librarian shares a box of bookmarks among the borrowers who returned their books on time. If she gives each borrower 5 bookmarks, there are 6 bookmarks left over. If she gives each borrower 7 bookmarks, she is 14 bookmarks short. How many borrowers are there, and how many bookmarks?

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