Joshua surveys his friends to find out which recreational sport is most liked. He asks each of his friends if they prefer basketball, soccer, baseball, or volleyball. He finds 1/5 of his friends like volleyball and 2/5 prefer soccer. How many of Joshua’s friends prefer volleyball and soccer over the other two sports?.(1 point)
If 1/5 of his friends prefer volleyball and 2/5 prefer soccer, then 1/5 + 2/5 = 1/5 + 4/5 = 5/5 prefer either volleyball or soccer.
So, 5/5 of Joshua's friends prefer volleyball and soccer over the other two sports. Answer: \boxed{5}.
1/5+2/5
1/5 + 2/5 = 3/5
To find out how many of Joshua's friends prefer volleyball and soccer, we need to calculate the sum of 1/5 (volleyball) and 2/5 (soccer).
1/5 + 2/5 = 3/5
Therefore, 3/5 of Joshua's friends prefer volleyball and soccer over the other two sports.
To find out how many of Joshua’s friends prefer volleyball and soccer over the other two sports, we first need to calculate the total number of Joshua’s friends.
From the given information, we know that 1/5 of Joshua’s friends like volleyball and 2/5 prefer soccer.
Let’s use some algebra to solve this problem. Let's say the total number of Joshua’s friends is represented by "x".
According to the information given, 1/5 of his friends like volleyball, which means x * (1/5) = x/5 prefer volleyball.
Similarly, 2/5 of his friends prefer soccer, meaning x * (2/5) = 2x/5 prefer soccer.
We need to find out how many friends prefer volleyball and soccer, so we need to add these two numbers.
Therefore, the number of Joshua’s friends who prefer volleyball and soccer is: x/5 + 2x/5 = (x + 2x)/5 = 3x/5.
So, 3/5 of Joshua’s friends prefer volleyball and soccer over the other two sports.