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 84% of the votes cast and 31% of a town's 24,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 6,250 | |
| 5,282 | |
| 4,985 | |
| 3,943 |