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 85% of the votes cast and 49% of a town's 19,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 5,400 | |
| 8,286 | |
| 5,958 | |
| 7,914 |