Problem
Find the sales tax and total cost of an espresso machine that costs $\$ 38.95$. The tax rate is $4 \%$. Round your answer to the nearest cent. The sales tax is $\$$ The total cost is
Solution
Step 1 ：Calculate the sales tax: \(38.95 \times 0.04 = 1.558\)
Step 2 ：Calculate the total cost: \(38.95 + 1.558 = 40.508\)
Step 3 ：Round the sales tax and total cost to the nearest cent: \(\boxed{1.56}\) and \(\boxed{40.51}\)
