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A box contains $7.85 in nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 48 coins in all, and the sum of the numbers of nickels and dimes is two less than the number of quarters. How many coins of each kind are there?


A) 17 nickels, 8 dimes, and 23 quarters
B) 16 nickels, 7 dimes, and 25 quarters
C) 16 nickels, 12 dimes, and 28 quarters
D) 14 nickels, 9 dimes, and 25 quarters
E) 17 nickels, 11 dimes, and 20 quarters

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