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 52% of the votes cast and 88% of a town's 33,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 16,553 | |
| 24,684 | |
| 15,101 | |
| 26,136 |