a candidate got 31 % of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 2451 votes . how many votes were cast ?
"let x be the total number of votes . 0.31 x + 2451 = 0.69 x 0.38 x = 2451 x = 2451 / 0.38 = 6450 the answer is d ."
divide(2451, subtract(subtract(const_1, divide(31, const_100)), divide(31, const_100)))