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There are a few lotus leaves on a lake over which some birds are flying. When they decide to sit one on each leaf, one bird has no leaf to sit on. when they decide to sit two on a leaf, there is no bird on one leaf. How many leaves and how many birds?

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3 leaf and 4 birds r there.
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3 Leafs and 4 Birds
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3 leaves 4 birds
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