Subject: mathqa
Question: 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 . )
Option: 
A: 320
B: 280
C: 290
D: 310
Answer: D