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 56% of the votes cast and 77% of a town's 45,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 30,492 | |
| 18,711 | |
| 19,404 | |
| 24,602 |