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 56% of the votes cast and 87% of a town's 40,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 23,316 | |
| 19,488 | |
| 25,752 | |
| 20,880 |