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 62% of the votes cast and 89% of a town's 38,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 21,307 | |
| 21,645 | |
| 20,968 | |
| 27,732 |