A candidate got 30% of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 1760 votes. How many votes were cast?	Choices
A) 4000 B) 4100 C) 4200 D) 4300 E) 4400
Let x be the total number of votes.   0.3x + 1760 = 0.7x   0.4x = 1760   x = 1760/0.4= 
<gadget id="calculator">1760/0.4</gadget>
<output>4_400</output>
4400   The answer is 4400.
<result>E</result>
A candidate got 30% of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 1760 votes. How many votes were cast?