document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=353590>Question 353590</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the total cost of a jacket and a pair of shoes is $51.22. If the jacket is $2.57 less than the shoes, what is the price of the jacket? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The total cost of a jacket and a pair of shoes was $51.22. if the jacket was $2.57 less than the shoes, what was the price of the jacket?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the price of the shoes. then (x - 2.57)would be the price of the jacket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + (x-2.57) = 51.22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 53.79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 26.90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Price of the jacket is (x-2.57) or $24.32 </SPAN>\n" );
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