Read the Units

Start with three pinned rows measured in cents. Convert cents to dollars by moving two decimal places: 2500 cents becomes $25.00, 1750 cents becomes $17.50, and 900 cents becomes $9.00. The bars use the normalized dollar values, not the raw cents.

A tiny unit-normalization readout: convert amount_cents into exact dollar values before comparing rows.

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Load cents

Start with 3 pinned rows measured in cents.

amount cents\text{amount cents}
Raw Amounts in Centsitemamount_centsA2500B1750C900

Convert cents to dollars

Convert cents to dollars exactly: 2500 cents is $25.00.

cents to dollars\text{cents to dollars}
Normalized Dollar Valuesitemamount_centsamount_dollarsA2500$25.00B1750$17.50C900$9.00

Draw dollar bars

Draw the normalized dollar values as bars: $25.00, $17.50, and $9.00.

dollar bars\text{dollar bars}
Amounts after unit normalizationitemdollars$0$5$10$15$20$25$25.00A$17.50B$9.00C

Read normalized values

Readout: the values are normalized from cents into dollars before comparing them.

normalized units\text{normalized units}
Unit Normalization ReadoutitemconversionA2500 cents = $25.00B1750 cents = $17.50C900 cents = $9.00