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 74% of the votes cast and 67% of a town's 28,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 13,882 | |
| 16,884 | |
| 15,383 | |
| 12,382 |