2015 AMC 10A Problem 2


A box contains a collection of triangular and square tiles. There are 2525 tiles in the box, containing 8484 edges total. How many square tiles are there in the box?

(A) 3(B) 5(C) 7(D) 9(E) 11\textbf{(A)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 7\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 9\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 11


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