In a school council election, votes were cast for Candidate A, Candidate B, and Candidate C.
The number of votes for A, B, and C were in the ratio 5:2:6 5 : 2 : 6\,5:2:6
Candidate C received 14 more votes than Candidate A.
Work out the total number of votes cast in the election.
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