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 85% of the votes cast and 66% of a town's 34,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 19,523 | |
| 11,669 | |
| 17,728 | |
| 19,074 |