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 90% of the votes cast and 49% of a town's 35,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 9,604 | |
| 15,435 | |
| 9,090 | |
| 11,148 |