document.write( "Question 1209074: At a store, you are interested in purchasing a candy bar and a piece of bubble gum. Together, they cost $1.20. The candy bar costs a dollar more than four times the bubble gum. How much does the piece of bubble gum cost, in cents? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "b = cost of bubble gum
\n" ); document.write( "4b+100 = cost of candy bar
\n" ); document.write( "Both costs are in cents.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "candybar + gum = 120 cents
\n" ); document.write( "(4b+100)+b = 120
\n" ); document.write( "5b+100 = 120
\n" ); document.write( "5b = 120-100
\n" ); document.write( "5b = 20
\n" ); document.write( "b = 20/5
\n" ); document.write( "b = 4
\n" ); document.write( "The gum costs 4 cents.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4b+100 = 4*4+100 = 116 cents, aka $1.16, is the cost of the candy bar.
\n" ); document.write( "candybar + gum = $1.16 + $0.04 = $1.20 which confirms the answer is correct.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 4 cents
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