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 47% of a town's 22,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 7,341 | |
| 7,135 | |
| 6,101 | |
| 8,272 |