a candidate got 33 % of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 833 votes . how many votes were cast ?
"let x be the total number of votes . 0.33 x + 833 = 0.67 x 0.34 x = 833 x = 833 / 0.34 = 2450 the answer is b ."
divide(833, subtract(subtract(const_1, divide(33, const_100)), divide(33, const_100)))