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 82% of the votes cast and 89% of a town's 18,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 13,297 | |
| 13,617 | |
| 13,136 | |
| 11,214 |