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 75% of the votes cast and 54% of a town's 47,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 20,812 | |
| 13,959 | |
| 22,588 | |
| 19,035 |