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 81% of the votes cast and 90% of a town's 47,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 34,686 | |
| 34,263 | |
| 32,994 | |
| 27,072 |