Issac has to buy pens and pencils for the upcoming school year. Issac buys 108 writing utensils total. He buys 12 more than 5 times the number of pencils than pens. How many pens did Issac buy? Let's think step by step and output the final answer after "####".
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Let x be the number of pens bought
He bought 12+5x pencils
x+(12+5x)=108
6x+12=108
6x=96
x=<<16=16>>16 pens
#### 16
Issac has to buy pens and pencils for the upcoming school year. Issac buys 108 writing utensils total. He buys 12 more than 5 times the number of pencils than pens. How many pens did Issac buy?
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