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 63% of the votes cast and 86% of a town's 23,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 16,615 | |
| 17,802 | |
| 12,461 | |
| 10,286 |