Ineed figuring out “what is 20% of 890”

20% * 890 = 178

--> Here you see that you can simply multiply 20 percent by 890, and so to do this, you:
0.20 * 890 = 178 since to multiply the percent you simply put the 20 in decimal form, as is. 

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