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 70% of the votes cast and 87% of a town's 24,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 12,319 | |
| 14,198 | |
| 12,946 | |
| 14,616 |