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Answer:
[tex]\huge\boxed{\text{(D)} \ 2.25}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to find another way to represent the fraction [tex]2 \frac{1}{4}[/tex], we need to find different ways to represent fractions as a whole. One way to write fractions are as decimals.
We know that 2 as a decimal is just 2. We can leave that be for now.
We also know that [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] as a fraction will just be [tex]1 \div 4[/tex], which is 0.25. Therefore, combining 2 and 0.25 we get 2.25.
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