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It stops you from adding tens to hundreds, or subtracting thousands from millions. The place value is used to line up columns correctly to ensure that the correct values are being used. The decimal point is the deciding factor in locating the proper numbers.

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Q: What does place value has to do with adding and subtracting?
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