Emmet bought two rolls of tape. The first roll had 40.44 meters of tape and the second roll had 3.49 meters of tape. How many meters of tape did Emmet buy in all?

Emmet bought a total of 40.44 + 3.49 = <<40.44+3.49=43.93>>43.93 meters of tape. Answer: \boxed{43.93}.

To find out how many meters of tape Emmet bought in all, you need to add the lengths of the two rolls together.

1. The first roll had 40.44 meters of tape.
2. The second roll had 3.49 meters of tape.
3. Add the lengths of the two rolls together: 40.44 + 3.49 = 43.93.

Emmet bought a total of 43.93 meters of tape.

To find out how many meters of tape Emmet bought in total, you need to add the lengths of the two rolls of tape together.

The first roll had 40.44 meters of tape and the second roll had 3.49 meters of tape.

Adding these two lengths together, you get:

40.44 + 3.49 = 43.93

Therefore, Emmet bought a total of 43.93 meters of tape.