document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #614523 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! v, the coin value of 1 coin.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9v, the amount of change, being nine coins. \n" ); document.write( "9v=2+v, the value of the (all of them together) coins equals two added to ONE coin.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9v=v+2 \n" ); document.write( "9v-v=2 \n" ); document.write( "8v=2 \n" ); document.write( "v=1/4\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This seems off. Bad if v is in cents, but meaning quarter of a dollar if v is in dollars. \n" ); document.write( " |