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 90% of the votes cast and 53% of a town's 34,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 11,353 | |
| 14,416 | |
| 16,218 | |
| 12,614 |