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Calculating Total Travel Expenses

An employee is reconciling an expense report that includes two taxi receipts: one for $23.5 and another for $41.38. Using the standard decimal addition procedure, calculate the total cost of these receipts and identify the specific placeholder digit that must be added to 23.5 to ensure the decimal points are correctly aligned.

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