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 70% of the votes cast and 77% of a town's 44,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 23,038 | |
| 22,361 | |
| 23,716 | |
| 29,476 |