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Please help with this-example-1
User MIPB
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Explanation:

multiply 455 by 0.20

convert percentage to decimal

20% = 0.20 ( multiply by 10^-2)

why does this work?

convert to a fraction

20/100 ( this is also how you get decimal)

simplify 20/100 = 1/5

so multiplying 455 by 0.20 is the same as dividing by 5

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