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 87% of the votes cast and 81% of a town's 22,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 15,503 | |
| 15,682 | |
| 12,118 | |
| 15,325 |