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 83% of the votes cast and 87% of a town's 44,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 31,772 | |
| 24,116 | |
| 32,921 | |
| 21,437 |