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 81% of the votes cast and 43% of a town's 15,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
3,999 | |
3,483 | |
5,225 | |
3,354 |