document.write( "Question 1134568: Do males or female high school basketball players have a better chance of playing on college teams? On professional teams?\r
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document.write( "Statistics are given:\r
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document.write( "Category | Men | Women |
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document.write( "High School Players | 549,500 | 456,900 |
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document.write( "College Players | 4,500 | 4,100 |
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document.write( "College Players Drafted | 44 | 32 |
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document.write( "by Pro Leagues
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Algebra.Com's Answer #752046 by Glaviolette(140)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Of the men high school players, about 0.82% of them played in college (4500 out of 549,500). \n" ); document.write( "Of the women high school players, about 0.90% of them played in college (4100 out of 456,900). \n" ); document.write( "Therefore, the women had a slightly better chance. \n" ); document.write( "Of the men, 44 out of 549,500 were drafted = .00008 = .008% \n" ); document.write( "Of the women, 32 of the 456,900 were drafted = .00007 = .007% \n" ); document.write( "Therefore, the men had a slightly better chance of being drafted for professional teams. \n" ); document.write( " |