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 77% of a town's 37,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 22,507 | |
| 22,222 | |
| 24,501 | |
| 17,094 |