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 60% of the votes cast and 44% of a town's 47,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 13,442 | |
| 12,408 | |
| 14,890 | |
| 11,374 |