SOLUTION: at the grocery store, i had 9 coins of the same kind as change. if the value of the coins equaled 2 added to one of the coins, what kind of coins did i receive?

Question 995876: at the grocery store, i had 9 coins of the same kind as change. if the value of the coins equaled 2 added to one of the coins, what kind of coins did i receive?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
v, the coin value of 1 coin.

9v, the amount of change, being nine coins.
9v=2+v, the value of the (all of them together) coins equals two added to ONE coin.

9v=v+2
9v-v=2
8v=2
v=1/4

This seems off. Bad if v is in cents, but meaning quarter of a dollar if v is in dollars.
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