\( \$ 2.54 \times 5 \)

Did you know that the value of a U.S. nickel is 5 cents, which means that if you had five nickels, you would have 25 cents? When you multiply \( 2.54 \) by \( 5 \), you get \( 12.70 \). So, it’s like saying if you had five $2.54 bills, you'd have $12.70 all together— a tidy little sum! Mathematically, multiplying decimals can be tricky for some. A common mistake is forgetting to count the decimal places correctly. In this case, there are two decimal places in \( 2.54 \), so when you multiply and get \( 1270 \), don’t forget to place the decimal point two places from the right, resulting in \( 12.70 \) instead of just \( 1270 \).