Question

Which product is represented by the hundredths grid?

A 10 by 10 grid is shown with 5 columns and 2 rows shaded that overlap.

A) 0.5 × 0.02 = 0.01
B) 5 × 0.2 = 1
C) 0.5 × 0.2 = 0.1
D) 0.05 × 0.02 = 0.001

Answer 1

To analyze the hundredths grid described, we need to understand the shaded area in terms of the total area of the grid.

A 10 by 10 grid represents 100 units in total, with each small square representing 1/100 or 0.01.

If there are 5 columns and 2 rows shaded, that results in:
- Number of shaded squares = 5 columns * 2 rows = 10 shaded squares.

Since each square represents 0.01, the total area represented by the shaded squares would be:
10 squares * 0.01 = 0.10.

Now, we can analyze the answer choices:

A) 0.5 × 0.02 = 0.01
- This does not match with 0.10.

B) 5 × 0.2 = 1
- This does not match with 0.10.

C) 0.5 × 0.2 = 0.1
- This matches with 0.10.

D) 0.05 × 0.02 = 0.001
- This does not match with 0.10.

Based on this analysis, the correct choice that corresponds to the shaded area of the hundredths grid is:

**C) 0.5 × 0.2 = 0.1**.