An accountant has finished handling 112 of his 156 accounts. What percentage of accounts does he have left to deal with?

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We can use the percent formula to solve. The percent formula is below: ^part⁄_whole = ^%⁄₁₀₀ First, we have to determine the part. In this problem, the part is the number of accounts the accountant has left. We know from the problem that the accountant has finished 112 of his accounts. 156 accounts total - 112 accounts finished = 44 accounts left So, the part of the percent formula is 44. The whole of the percent formula (the total number of accounts) is 156. Now, we have to determine our percent. Since we we don't know the percent, this is where we are going to put our variable (x). ^part⁄_whole = ^%⁄₁₀₀ ⁴⁴⁄₁₅₆ = ^x⁄₁₀₀ Cross multiply and solve for x: ⁴⁴⁄₁₅₆ = ^x⁄₁₀₀ 156 * x = 44 * 100 156x = 4,400 156x/156 = 4,400/156 x = 28 So, 44 is 28% of 156.

An Accountant Has Finished Handling 112 of His 156 Accounts