Hello! I am in math for elementary teachers, and there are two questions that are confusing. The question asks, "Can the following problems about voters be solved by adding 1/2 + 1/3? If so, explain why. If not, explain why not. Solve the problems if they can be solved. Write a different problem about voters that can be solved by adding 1/2 +1/3."

1) In Kneebend County, 1/2 of the female voters and 1/3 of the male voters voted for a certain referendum. Altogether, what fraction of voters voted for the referendum?"

2) In Kneebend County, 1/2 of the female voters and 1/3 of the male voters voted for a certain referendum. There are the same number of women voters as men voters in Kneebend County. Altogether, what fraction of the voters voted for the referendum in Kneebend County?

Thanks in advance! I've been working on my math homework for 4 hours and am exhasuted.