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Zero plays a big role in place value. For example how would you express 3 thousand if you do not use zero or 3 thousandth without zero after the decimal point. Without the zero 3 thousand will just be equal to 3 and 3 thousandth will just be equal to .3

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Q: Why do you need a zero in the place value system?
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