SOLUTION: Tom bought 2 5/16 pounds of peanuts and 2.45 pounds of cashews. Which did he buy more of?

Question 990413: Tom bought 2 5/16 pounds of peanuts and 2.45 pounds of cashews. Which did he buy more of?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5/16 related to 0.45;

and
.

Denominator needs four of 2's.and two 5's.

and

You do not to actually know the denominator d=60.
The fractional parts of the given numbers can easily be compared.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Tom bought 2 5/16 pounds of peanuts and 2.45 pounds of cashews. Which did he buy more of?

Convert to decimals. You should get: 2.3125. Can you now determine which is more?
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