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 80% of the votes cast and 85% of a town's 40,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 30,600 | |
| 27,200 | |
| 25,160 | |
| 19,040 |