the bookstore normally sells mechanical pencils for $6.50. this week the pencils are discounted by 25%. to the nearest cent, what is the amount of the discount?

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To find the amount of the discount, we need to calculate 25% of the original price of the mechanical pencil. The original price of the pencil is $6.50.

To calculate 25% of a value, we can multiply the value by 0.25, as 25% is equivalent to 0.25 as a decimal.

Therefore, the discount amount is:

$6.50 * 0.25 = $1.625

To round this to the nearest cent, we look at the digit in the thousandth place, which is 2. Since it is less than 5, we round down to $1.62.

Therefore, the amount of the discount is $1.62.