John buys thank you cards. He decides to buy them for people who got him Christmas and birthday presents. He sent 20 for Christmas gifts and 15 for birthday gifts. If each card cost $2 how much did he spend on cards?
Let’s work this out in a step by step way to be sure we have the right answer.
70
He bought 20 + 15 = 35 cards.

So he spent 35 * 2 = $70.

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Therefore, the answer is 70