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Tom bought 2 1/16 pounds of peanuts and 2.45 pounds of cashews. Which did he buy more of?Explain.

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2.45 pounds is more because that equals to a little over .40% more than 1/16 as a fraction which would be more over to the right making it a smaller digit
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