Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: of the votes cast on a certain proposal , 62 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 ) 280 , b ) 290 , c ) 300 , d ) 310 , e ) 320
Output (English): d