If you wish to make sandwiches which consist of two slices of bread, one ham slice, and three pickle slices, how many sandwiches could you make if you have 12 slices of bread, five slices of ham, and 20 pickle slices, and what would be left over?

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To make each sandwich, you need 2 slices of bread, 1 slice of ham, and 3 pickle slices. With the given ingredients, you can make:
- 6 sandwiches with 12 slices of bread and 5 slices of ham, but only 18 pickle slices (not enough)
- 4 sandwiches with 8 slices of bread and 4 slices of ham, but only 12 pickle slices (not enough)
- 5 sandwiches with 10 slices of bread and 5 slices of ham, and exactly 15 pickle slices (enough)
So, 5 sandwiches can be made, and there will be 2 slices of bread and 5 pickle slices left over.

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