oshua 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)
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If 1/5 of Joshua's friends like volleyball, then there are 1/5 * total friends = <<1/5=0.2>>0.2 * total friends who like volleyball.
Similarly, if 2/5 of his friends prefer soccer, then there are 2/5 * total friends = <<2/5=0.4>>0.4 * total friends who like soccer.
In total, 0.2 * total friends + 0.4 * total friends = 0.6 * total friends like volleyball and soccer. Answer: \boxed{0.6}.
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My apologies for the incorrect answer. Let's calculate the correct answer.
If 1/5 of Joshua's friends like volleyball, then the fraction of friends who don't like volleyball is 1 - 1/5 = 4/5.
Similarly, if 2/5 of his friends prefer soccer, then the fraction of friends who don't like soccer is 1 - 2/5 = 3/5.
Since each friend can only prefer one sport, we can calculate the fraction of friends who prefer neither volleyball nor soccer as follows:
Fraction of friends who don't like volleyball and don't like soccer = (4/5) * (3/5) = 12/25.
Therefore, the fraction of friends who like volleyball and/or soccer is 1 - 12/25 = 13/25.
To find the number of Joshua's friends who prefer volleyball and soccer over the other two sports, we need to know the total number of his friends. Without that information, we cannot determine the exact number of friends who prefer volleyball and soccer.