A company has spent 56% of their party budget before December. They originally budgeted $4,000 to spend on office parties. How much money do they have left to spend on their holiday party?

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We can use the percent formula to solve. The percent formula is below: ^part⁄_whole = ^%⁄₁₀₀ Based on the text, these are the values we will plug into the percent formula to solve: Whole: the original budget ($4,000) Part: the amount left (x) Percentage: Since we are told they spent 56% and we are asked what is left, our percentage remaining is (100% - 56% = 44%) ^part⁄_whole = ^%⁄₁₀₀ ^x⁄_4,000 = ⁴⁴⁄₁₀₀ Cross multiply and solve for x: ^x⁄_4,000 = ⁴⁴⁄₁₀₀ 100 * x = 4,000 * 44 100x = 176,000 100x/100 = 176,000/100 x = 1,760 So, 1,760 is 44% of 4,000.

A Company Has Spent 56% of Their Party Budget Before