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?(1 point)

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318
Start Fraction 3 over 18 End Fraction

715
Start Fraction 7 over 15 End Fraction

315
Start Fraction 3 over 15 End Fraction

12
Start Fraction 1 over 2 End Fraction
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Answer 1

To find the total votes for the two people, you need to add up the fractions of votes each person received.

Person 1 received 1/3 of the votes.
Person 2 received 2/15 of the votes.

To add fractions, you need to have a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 15.

1/3 can be converted to 5/15 by multiplying the numerator and denominator by 5.

5/15 + 2/15 = 7/15

So the total votes for the two people is 7/15.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

715 (Start Fraction 7 over 15 End Fraction)