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 79% of the votes cast and 59% of a town's 33,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 12,850 | |
| 17,523 | |
| 16,744 | |
| 15,381 |