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 76% of the votes cast and 65% of a town's 47,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 21,996 | |
| 26,579 | |
| 16,192 | |
| 23,218 |