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How is adding and subtracting decimals similar to adding and subtracting whole numbers?

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They are similar because they are basically the same thing, just that decimals have a dot and there are place values after the dot. Hopefully that helps. :\
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Adding and subtracting decimal similar to adding and subtracting whole numbers is that you always begin with the bigger numbers .


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