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 one:
A) 800	B) 900	C) 1000	D) 1100	E) 1200

Rationale: "let v be the total number of votes . 0.3 v = 240 v = 800 the answer is a ."
Answer: A