SOLUTION: A bottle and a cap together cost $1.10. The bottle cost $1.00 more than the cap. How much does each cost?

Question 69452: A bottle and a cap together cost $1.10. The bottle cost $1.00 more than the cap. How much does each cost?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let b=bottle c=cap
Set up equation
since bottle cost $1.00 more than cap, we can rewrite b in terms of c. Let b=c+1
Solve for b
Subtract 1 from both sides
Divide both sides by 2

Cost of cap=$0.05
b=.05+1=1.05
Cost of bottle=$1.05
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