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 54% of the votes cast and 47% of a town's 32,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 7,821 | |
| 8,122 | |
| 9,174 | |
| 9,926 |