Mary bought a pair of jean and a sweater. the pair of jeans cost $30 and the sweater cost $35 if sales tax is 7% how much did Mary spend in total for the jeans and sweater

To find the total amount Mary spent after tax, you will calculate the price before tax and then find the amount after the tax has been included.

1. $30 + $35 = $65

2. $65 x 1.07 = $69.55 (We multiplied by 1.07, because 1 is the whole price and the 0.07 represents the part that is the tax).

Mary's total cost after tax was $69.55.

Mary spent a total of $69.55.

The total cost without tax for the pair of jeans and sweater is $65.

30 + 35 = 65

Now, we just have add on the tax. Since the tax rate is 7%, we just need to multiply by 1.07 to find the amount with the tax included.

65 x 1.07 = 69.55