I recently received a settlement for $19000 after the lawyer got his fee.  The lawyer received 20% of the total amount and I don't know what that amount was exactly.  Was trying to figure out how much the total is and how much the lawyer received.
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.80x =19000, x=19000/0.80. = 23750
by Level 6 User (23.6k points)
80% of x = $19000, x = $19000/.80 = $23750. The lawyer probably took out his expenses first and then a percentage of what was left.
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