Percentages are ratios of an amount compared to 100. The percent change of an old to new value is equal to 100% x \({ new - old \over old }\).
If a mayor is elected with 69% of the votes cast and 85% of a town's 41,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 31,017 | |
| 26,835 | |
| 30,668 | |
| 24,047 |