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 85% of the votes cast and 77% of a town's 44,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 28,459 | |
| 27,104 | |
| 23,377 | |
| 28,798 |