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 85% of the votes cast and 74% of a town's 44,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 27,676 | |
| 24,746 | |
| 22,792 | |
| 20,513 |