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I can't figure out this formula; I need some help to write it out for a php script.

I have a value of $\$80.

\$80$ is the profit from a total sale of $\$100$; $ 20\% is the percentage margin for the respective product.

Now I just have the \$80$ and want to get the total figure of $\$100$. How can I get the total figure and what would be the formula?

Your help is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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If you mean that you get $80$ from $100$ after a $20$ per cent discount and want to reverse the process, multiply by $\frac{100}{100-20}=\frac{5}{4}$. The formula you need is $y=\frac{5x}{4}$, so if $x=80$, then $y=100$.

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    Awesome, you just solved and made my day, thank you so much. It worked perfectly.2012-11-20