A bottle and a cork together cost $1.00. The bottle cost 90 cents more than the cork. How much does the cork cost?

Question

Bottle - 95 cents
Cork - 5 cents

How would you write an equation for this?

Answer 1

let the cost of the cork be x cents
then the cost of the bottle is x+90 cents

equation: x + x+90 = 100

Answer 2

C is the cost of cork.
90+C + C=100

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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