Quentavious has 5 nickels. His friend offers him some gum and will give him two pieces per nickel. If Quentavious leaves with 2 nickels, how many pieces of gum did he get? Let's answer step by step:
He spent 3 nickels because 5 - 2 = 3. He got 6 pieces of gum because 3 x 2 = 6. The answer: 6.