Calculate the Area: Finding the Value of One Orange Shaded Unit Square

Determine the numerical value of the shaded area:

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Identify the total number of divisions in the grid.
• Step 2: Count the number of shaded divisions.
• Step 3: Calculate the fraction of the shaded area relative to the total.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: The grid is divided into 10 equal vertical columns.
Step 2: Of these columns, 1 column is shaded.
Step 3: Since there are 10 columns in total, the shaded area represents $\frac{1}{10}$ of the total area.

Finally, the fraction $\frac{1}{10}$ can be expressed as the decimal $0.1$.

Therefore, the numerical value of the shaded area is $0.1$.