I am totally lost on this one.

1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentane

I think I have to draw the cyclopentane shape with the single bond going straight CH3 and I am lost from there.

Draw the cyclopentane as a 5-cornered box.
C-C
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C &nbspC
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Start numbering with ANY carbon atom you choose. Put a -CH3 group on C #1, and two CH3 groups on C #2. Then fill in H atoms on all C atoms to make a total of four bonds for each C atom.
I hope this drawing is good enough. It it can't be interpreted, I will try again.

I think that looks close enough for you to know what I am talking about.

Is this what it should look like or close enough to it

CH-CH-CH3
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CH CH-CH3-CH3
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CH

Difficult to draw in text is it not.

CH2-CH2-CH2-CH(CH3)-C(CH3)2
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It was a problem that early printers of organic chemistry texts had to cope with.

Does this representation help?

Yes, the representation you provided is correct for 1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentane. The structure you drew accurately shows the five-carbon cyclopentane ring with a methyl (CH3) group attached to carbon number 1, and two methyl groups attached to carbon number 2. The remaining carbon atoms have hydrogen (H) atoms attached to fulfill their four bonding requirements.

It can be challenging to accurately represent organic chemical structures using text, but your representation was clear enough to understand. It is important to remember that the numbering of the carbon atoms in the cyclopentane ring is arbitrary, as long as the relative positions of the substituents are clear. In this case, you chose to number the ring starting from a specific carbon atom, which is perfectly fine.

To understand and correctly draw organic molecules, it is helpful to have a basic understanding of the structure and bonding of carbon atoms, as well as the rules for representing organic compounds. Additionally, the use of specific software or drawing programs designed for chemical structures can make it easier to create accurate representations.