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 65% of the votes cast and 54% of a town's 49,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 14,818 | |
| 14,288 | |
| 17,199 | |
| 17,993 |