document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=983747>Question 983747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim and Tom each want to buy a bottle of water. But Jim is 148 cents short of the price of a bottle, and Tom is 2 cents short. They decide to pool their money to buy one bottle, but together they still do not have enough money. How many cents does a bottle of water cost? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since Tom is 2 cents short, Jim must have no money or 1 cent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Otherwise, they would have enough combined to buy a bottle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If Jim has no money, the bottle costs 148 cents, and Tom has 146 cents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If Jim has 1 cent, the bottle costs 149 cents, and Tom has 147 cents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: A bottle of water costs 148 cents 0r 149 cents. </SPAN>\n" );
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