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 30% of a town's 17,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 2,958 | |
| 2,907 | |
| 4,437 | |
| 2,703 |