SOLUTION: Sal keeps quarters, nickels, and dimes in his change jar. He has a total of 52 coins. He has three more quarters than dimes and five fewer nickels than dimes. How many dimes does S

Question 286356: Sal keeps quarters, nickels, and dimes in his change jar. He has a total of 52 coins. He has three more quarters than dimes and five fewer nickels than dimes. How many dimes does Sal have?
A. 13 B. 18 C. 20 D. 21 E. None of these.

Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Can you tell me what the total of the 52 coins is?
Without this data, it's impossible to solve the question.
25(x + 3) + 5(x - 5) + 10x = total of 52 coins in Dollars.
Do you understand?

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