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 73% of a town's 36,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 19,184 | |
| 23,126 | |
| 18,396 | |
| 14,717 |