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 75% of the votes cast and 74% of a town's 47,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 30,259 | |
| 26,085 | |
| 23,998 | |
| 22,607 |