1.
In order to calculate how much is 5% of the original value, let's use the following rule of three:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 6.50\to100\text{\%} \\ x\to5\text{\%} \\ \\ \frac{6.5}{x}=\frac{1}{0.05} \\ x=0.05\cdot6.5 \\ x=0.325 \end{gathered}[/tex]
So the amount taken off is $0.32.
2.
Subtracting this amount from the original price, we have:
[tex]6.50-0.32=6.18[/tex]
So the final value is $6.18.
3.
A solution in a sentence would be:
The final value after the discount is 0.95 * 6.5 = $6.18.
