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 73% of the votes cast and 89% of a town's 49,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 32,271 | |
| 29,655 | |
| 31,835 | |
| 38,813 |