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 65% of the votes cast and 82% of a town's 44,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 23,452 | |
| 27,421 | |
| 31,390 | |
| 31,750 |