How to get the answer from a count() mysql

$results = $wpdb->get_results('SELECT COUNT(*) AS "total" FROM wp_realty_listingsimages');

echo $total;
echo total;

print "<pre>";
print_r($results);
print "</pre>"


total
Array
(
[0] => stdClass Object
(
[total] => 16876
)

)

i want my answer to be like = 234 not all the other crap

Like this
My total for this table is $total. and it will print
My total for this table is 234.
do not want to see all that array stuff printed..

 

echo $results[0]->total;