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 48% of a town's 49,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 16,464 | |
| 19,522 | |
| 19,286 | |
| 13,642 |