The price of jacket was $24.54
Step-by-step explanation:
Let,
Cost of jacket = x
Cost of pair of shoes = y
According to given statement;
x+y=52.95 Eqn 1
x = y-3.87 Eqn 2
Putting value of x from Eqn 2 in Eqn 1

Dividing both sides by 2

Putting y=28.41 in Eqn 2,

The price of jacket was $24.54
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