Hugo just bought a new pair of jeans at the mall. The jeans cost $45.99 and tax is 7%. What will he have to pay for the jeans in total? (Round to the nearest cent.)
To find out how much Hugo will have to pay for the jeans in total, we need to add the cost of the jeans to the tax.
The tax is 7% of the cost of the jeans, so we need to find 7% of $45.99.
7% = 7 / 100 = 0.07
0.07 * $45.99 = $3.22
Hugo will have to pay $45.99 + $3.22 = $<<45.99+3.22=49.21>>49.21 for the jeans in total. Answer: \boxed{49.21}.