1/5 of Joshua's friends prefer volleyball, which means there are 1/5 * 5 = <<1/5*5=1>>1 friend who likes volleyball.
2/5 of Joshua's friends prefer soccer, which means there are 2/5 * 5 = <<2/5*5=2>>2 friends who like soccer.
Therefore, Joshua has a total of 1 + 2 = <<1+2=3>>3 friends who prefer volleyball and soccer over the other two sports. Answer: \boxed{3}.
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)
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it's wrong
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If 1/5 of Joshua's friends like volleyball and 2/5 prefer soccer, then we need to find the number of friends who like both volleyball and soccer.
Let's assume Joshua has 5 friends.
1/5 of them like volleyball, which means 1/5 * 5 = 1 friend likes volleyball.
2/5 of them prefer soccer, which means 2/5 * 5 = 2 friends prefer soccer.
We need to find the number of friends who like both volleyball and soccer. However, we don't have enough information to determine this number. The question only tells us how many friends like each sport individually, but it doesn't tell us about any overlap between the sports.
Therefore, we cannot determine how many of Joshua's friends prefer volleyball and soccer over the other two sports based on the given information. The answer is indeterminable.
If 1/5 of Joshua's friends like volleyball and 2/5 prefer soccer, then we need to find the number of friends who like both volleyball and soccer.
Let's assume Joshua has 5 friends.
1/5 of them like volleyball, which means 1/5 * 5 = 1 friend likes volleyball.
2/5 of them prefer soccer, which means 2/5 * 5 = 2 friends prefer soccer.
We need to find the number of friends who like both volleyball and soccer. However, we don't have enough information to determine this number. The question only tells us how many friends like each sport individually, but it doesn't tell us about any overlap between the sports.
Therefore, we cannot determine how many of Joshua's friends prefer volleyball and soccer over the other two sports based on the given information. The answer is indeterminable.
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