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 61% of the votes cast and 69% of a town's 46,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 19,361 | |
| 19,044 | |
| 28,249 | |
| 26,979 |