A candidate got 40% of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 2000 votes. How many votes were cast?	Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 10000  B) 2028  C) 2775  D) 5496  E) 6851

Rationale: "40 % - - - - - - - - - - - l 60 % - - - - - - - - - - - w - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 % - - - - - - - - - - 2000 100 % - - - - - - - - - ? = > 10000 answer : a"
Answer: A