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 71% of the votes cast and 84% of a town's 45,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 32,508 | |
| 26,082 | |
| 26,838 | |
| 21,924 |