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 67% of the votes cast and 88% of a town's 47,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 35,570 | |
| 27,711 | |
| 29,366 | |
| 31,847 |