Axel bought an aquarium that was marked down 50% from an original price of $120. But he also paid additional sales tax equal to 5% of the reduced price. What was the total cost of the aquarium?
The aquarium was bought for $120 x 50/100 = $
<gadget id="calculator">120*50/100</gadget>
<output>60</output>
60 less.
So the marked down price of the aquarium was $120 - $60 = $
<gadget id="calculator">120-60</gadget>
<output>60</output>
60.
Axel paid $60 x 5/100 = $
<gadget id="calculator">60*5/100</gadget>
<output>3</output>
3 additional for the sales tax.
Therefore, the total cost of the aquarium was $60 + $3 = $
<gadget id="calculator">60+3</gadget>
<output>63</output>
63.

<result>63</result>