Do You Understand? 1. How can you use grids to represent \( \$ 4.71 \) ?

One clear way to represent $4.71 on a grid is to break the amount into whole dollars and cents and then use a grid to show the fractional (cents) part. Here’s a step‐by‐step explanation: 1. Recognize that $4.71 is composed of 4 whole dollars and 71 cents. 2. Decide on a grid that makes sense. A common method is to use a square divided into 100 equal smaller squares (for example, a 10×10 grid) to represent 1 dollar. In this grid, each small square represents 1 cent. 3. For the 4 whole dollars, you can show four complete grids (each with 100 small squares completely filled in). Each of these grids represents $1.00. 4. For the 71 cents, use a fifth grid (again, a 10×10 grid representing one dollar), but only fill in 71 of its 100 small squares. By doing this, you visually represent the entire amount: four full grids (4 dollars) plus one partially filled grid (71% of a dollar). This grid visualization makes the concept of dollars and cents concrete and helps bridge the gap between a whole number and a decimal value.