Can you solve this math puzzle?
A bottle of wine and a cork together cost $1.10. The bottle costs $1.00 more than the cork.
How much does the cork cost?
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The cork costs $0.05.
If you want the math way to figure out the solution, you can start with the notion that the cork costs X.
That would mean: X + (X + $1.00) = $1.10
You can simplify that into: 2X + $1.00 = $1.10
Subtract $1.00 from both sides: 2X = $0.10
Divide both sides by 2 to get X by itself: X = $0.05
Therefore, the cork costs $0.05 and if you subtract the cost of the cork ($0.05) from the total cost ($1.10) then the bottle of wine costs $1.05. What a steal for that bottle of wine.
This also satisfies the original statement that the bottle of wine costs $1.00 more than the cork.
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Start with the equation that X is the cost of the cork and 2X + $1.00 = $1.10
