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 39% of a town's 45,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 11,408 | |
| 15,795 | |
| 11,057 | |
| 11,232 |