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 84% of the votes cast and 48% of a town's 22,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 8,870 | |
| 8,342 | |
| 5,597 | |
| 8,659 |