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 67% of a town's 46,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 21,574 | |
| 24,040 | |
| 16,026 | |
| 22,807 |