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 81% of the votes cast and 67% of a town's 47,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 20,154 | |
| 23,618 | |
| 17,320 | |
| 25,507 |