Question

There are three people running to be elected as the Town Clerk. If the first person gets 13
of the votes, and the second person gets 215
of the votes, what is the total votes for the two people?

Answer 1

If the fractions are 1/3 and 2/15, then sum = 1/3 + 2/15 = 5/15 + 2/15 = 7/15 of the votes.

(If they were literal counts 13 and 215 votes, the total would be 13 + 215 = 228 votes.)