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 81% of the votes cast and 53% of a town's 37,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 15,884 | |
| 11,178 | |
| 11,374 | |
| 16,865 |