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 79% of the votes cast and 71% of a town's 35,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 20,626 | |
| 16,650 | |
| 19,632 | |
| 12,674 |