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 78% of the votes cast and 79% of a town's 43,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 23,100 | |
| 26,497 | |
| 23,779 | |
| 21,741 |