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Here is the full math:

This is the given info, with Cork as C, and bottle as B:

C+B=4.10

B=C+4.00

So since we know what B is, we insert it into the first equation:

C+C+4=4.10

Combine the C:

2C+4=4.10

Subtract 4 from both sides:

2C=.10

Divide by 2 on both sides:

C=.05

I also thought .10 — until you really take it in that it says the bottle is 4.00 more than the cork, not actually 4.00