There are three people running to be elected as the Town Clerk. If the first person gets 1/3 of the votes, and the second person gets 2/15 of the votes, what is the total votes for the two people?
To find the total votes for the first two people, we need to add up their individual vote shares.
The first person received 1/3 of the votes, and the second person received 2/15 of the votes.
To add fractions with different denominators, we first need to find a common denominator.
The least common multiple (LCM) of 3 and 15 is 15.
Now, let's convert the fractions to have a common denominator of 15.
The first person's vote share becomes (1/3) * (5/5) = 5/15.
The second person's vote share becomes (2/15) * (1/1) = 2/15.
Adding up the two fractions, we get 5/15 + 2/15 = 7/15.
Therefore, the total votes for the first two people is 7/15 of the total votes.