document.write( "Question 901035: together a bottle and a cork cost a dollar and five cents. the bottle cost a dollar more than the cork. use trial and error to determine the cost of the cork \n" ); document.write( "

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together a bottle and a cork cost a dollar and five cents. the bottle cost a dollar more than the cork.
\n" ); document.write( "B + C = 1.05
\n" ); document.write( "(C + 1) + C = 1.05
\n" ); document.write( "2C + 1 = 1.05
\n" ); document.write( "2(.025) + 1 = 1.05
\n" ); document.write( "use trial and error to determine the cost of the cork is 2.5 cents \n" ); document.write( "

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