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 74% of the votes cast and 35% of a town's 47,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 9,870 | |
| 12,173 | |
| 9,376 | |
| 9,705 |