In an election a candidate who gets 60% of the votes is elected by a majority of 900 votes. What is the total number of votes polled?	Answers:
A) 4500  B) 5200  C) 6900  D) 7520  E) 6000

Rationale: "let the total number of votes polled be x then , votes polled by other candidate = ( 100 - 60 ) % of x = 40 % of x 60 % of x - 40 % of x = 900 20 x / 100 = 900 x = 900 * 100 / 20 = 4500 answer is a"
Answer: A