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Desmond purchased 2 1/5 of mixed nuts.

What is the decimal equivalent of the pounds he purchased

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User Umar Sid
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Answer:

2.2

Step-by-step explanation

The reason for this is because if you turn 1/5 into a 10th then you need to multiply 2/2 x 1/5= 2/10= 0.2. and the 2 goes before the decimal point and you get

2.2

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Answer:

2.2

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