a candidate got 32 % of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 1908 votes . how many votes were cast ?
"let x be the total number of votes . 0.32 x + 1908 = 0.68 x 0.36 x = 1908 x = 1908 / 0.36 = 5300 the answer is c ."
divide(1908, subtract(subtract(const_1, divide(32, const_100)), divide(32, const_100)))