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 90% of the votes cast and 82% of a town's 11,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 7,938 | |
| 7,036 | |
| 8,118 | |
| 6,043 |