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 58% of the votes cast and 63% of a town's 41,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 21,956 | |
| 21,181 | |
| 21,697 | |
| 14,981 |