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 63% of the votes cast and 31% of a town's 28,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 5,468 | |
| 5,121 | |
| 5,902 | |
| 6,944 |