A nickel represents 5 cents, so the value of a collection of nickels can be found by counting equal groups of five: 5, 10, 15, and so on, with the final number naming the total cents. This connects repeated addition and skip-counting to early multiplication while distinguishing the number of coins from their value; the focus is on whole nickels in small collections, not mixed coins, making change, or decimal notation.
A nickel is worth 5 cents. To find the value of several nickels, count by 5s.
Example: How much are 4 nickels worth?
You can also show this with repeated addition:
Remember: The number of nickels is 4, but their total value is 20 cents.
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