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 70% of the votes cast and 88% of a town's 39,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 24,024 | |
| 20,935 | |
| 20,249 | |
| 27,799 |