Jasmine spends exactly £120 on three types of plants: poisoned ivy, deadly nightshade and triffids. Poisoned ivy plants cost £2 each, deadly nightshade plants cost £9 each and triffids cost £12 each. She buys twenty plants in total, including at least one of each type.
How many triffids did she buy?
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