In an election between two candidates, the winner has a margin of 20% of the votes polled. If 1000 people change their mind and vote for the loser, the loser would have won by a margin of 20% of the votes polled. Find the total number of votes polled in the election?  Choose one: A) 10000 B) 5000 C) 15000 D) 20000 E) 6000

Rationale: winner - looser 60 % - 40 % if 1000 people change their mind and vote for the loser : winner - looser 40 % - 60 % thus 1,000 people compose 20 % of all voters , which means that the total number of votes is 5,000 . answer : b
Answer: B