Answer:
1. Align the decimal points:
45.9
+ 270
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2. Add the numbers in the rightmost column, which is the ones place:
9 + 0 = 9
3. Move to the next column, which is the tens place:
5 + 7 = 12. Write down the 2 and carry over the 1 to the next column.
4. Add the numbers in the next column, which is the hundreds place:
1 (carried over) + 4 + 2 = 7
5. Finally, write down the sum of the three columns:
7
12
+ 9
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315.9
So, 45.9 + 270 equals 315.9.
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