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 60% of the votes cast and 78% of a town's 44,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 21,965 | |
| 20,592 | |
| 29,172 | |
| 27,113 |