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In addition or subtraction, the result carries the same number of decimal places as the quantity carryi

the fewest decimal places.

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For addition and subtraction, the answer should have the same number of decimal places as the term with the fewest decimal places. For multiplication and division, the answer should have the same number of significant figures as the term with the fewest number of significant figures.
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