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 68% of the votes cast and 85% of a town's 47,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 29,963 | |
| 35,556 | |
| 27,166 | |
| 34,357 |