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 88% of the votes cast and 76% of a town's 32,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 16,538 | |
| 21,402 | |
| 16,781 | |
| 14,592 |