If I understand you right you are dividing 5000 pounds by 1.2 to get 4166.66. This is not 20% of 5000 lbs, 20% of 5000 pounds is 1000 pounds you get that by multiplying 0.2 by 5000 pounds.
If you want to know what 5000 pounds increased by 20% is then you can multiply 5000 by 1.2 and that will give you 6000 pounds or 5000 pounds plus (20% of 5000 pounds) = 6000 pounds.
Hope that clears it up
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