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 72% of the votes cast and 41% of a town's 33,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 7,983 | |
| 9,742 | |
| 10,689 | |
| 8,253 |