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 70% of the votes cast and 73% of a town's 49,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 25,039 | |
| 23,966 | |
| 30,405 | |
| 28,974 |