In an election between two candidates, the first candidate got 60% of the votes and the second candidate got 240 votes. What was the total number of votes?  Options:
A) 400
B) 600
C) 800
D) 1000
E) 1200

Rationale: let v be the total number of votes . 0.4 v = 240 v = 600 the answer is b .
Answer: B