Question

last weekend, rauls basketball team played in a tournament. raul scored $\frac{1}{5}$ of the teams points. his friend jake scored 20% of the teams points. what fraction of the teams points were scored by raul and jake? a $\frac{2}{5}$ b $\frac{1}{10}$ c $\frac{1}{4}$ d $\frac{1}{5}$

Explanation:

Step1: Convert 20% to fraction

20% = $\frac{20}{100}=\frac{1}{5}$

Step2: Add fractions of Raul and Jake's scores

$\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}=\frac{1 + 1}{5}=\frac{2}{5}$

Answer:

A. $\frac{2}{5}$