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 85% of the votes cast and 76% of a town's 31,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 14,607 | |
| 20,026 | |
| 14,372 | |
| 20,733 |