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

Rationale: "let x be the total number of votes . 0.3 x + 1760 = 0.7 x 0.4 x = 1760 x = 1760 / 0.4 = 4400 the answer is e ."
Answer: E