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 73% of a town's 47,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 20,586 | |
| 30,879 | |
| 21,272 | |
| 29,507 |