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 72% of the votes cast and 89% of a town's 19,000 voters cast a vote, how many votes did the mayor receive?
| 12,175 | |
| 12,006 | |
| 10,822 | |
| 13,021 |