In an election between two candidates, the first candidate got 60% of the votes and the second candidate got 480 votes. What was the total number of votes?	Choose the correct choice from the following options:
A) 900
B) 1200
C) 1500
D) 1800
E) 2100
Let V be the total number of votes.   0.4V = 480   V = 1200   The answer is 1200.
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In an election between two candidates, the first candidate got 60% of the votes and the second candidate got 480 votes. What was the total number of votes?