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 51% of the votes cast and 82% of a town's 48,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 30,307 | |
| 35,424 | |
| 20,074 | |
| 32,275 |