Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: of the votes cast on a certain proposal , 70 more were in favor of the proposal than were against it . if the number of votes against the proposal was 40 percent of the total vote , what was the total number of votes cast ? ( each vote cast was either in favor of the proposal or against it . ) 
Options: a ) 350 , b ) 375 , c ) 400 , d ) 425 , e ) 450
Output (English): a