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 83% of the votes cast and 74% of a town's 29,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 18,885 | |
| 18,241 | |
| 13,091 | |
| 17,812 |