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 69% of the votes cast and 58% of a town's 28,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 11,530 | |
| 11,206 | |
| 13,317 | |
| 14,291 |