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 59% of the votes cast and 69% of a town's 39,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 23,681 | |
| 19,913 | |
| 15,877 | |
| 22,066 |