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 64% of the votes cast and 88% of a town's 13,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 7,322 | |
| 9,495 | |
| 5,834 | |
| 8,122 |