In an election between two candidates, the first candidate got 70% of the votes and the second candidate got 240 votes. What was the total number of votes?	Choose the correct option:  A) 800  B) 900  C) 1000  D) 1100  E) 1200
Let V be the total number of votes.   0.3V = 240   V = 800   The answer is 800.
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In an election between two candidates, the first candidate got 70% of the votes and the second candidate got 240 votes. What was the total number of votes?