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 64% of the votes cast and 74% of a town's 49,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 23,206 | |
| 31,546 | |
| 30,458 | |
| 29,371 |