Maria spent $28.69 on one pair of jeans and two T-shirts. The jeans cost $16.49. each T-shirt cost the same amount. The sales tax is $1.62. How much did each T-shirt cost?

28.69-16.49=12.20

12.20-1.62=10.58

10.58/2=5.29

each t-shirt costs 5.29

First we have to subtract 28.69-1.62 to get the cost without taxes.

28.69-1.62=27.07$

Now we have to subtract 27.07 - 16.49 to get the cash spent on the t-shirts.

27.07-16.49=10.58$

Finally we have to subtract 10.58:2 to get the answer how much each t-shirt cost.

10:58:2=5.29$ - its the answer