Question

strong and talented athletes.
a student infers that before the \battle of the sexes,\ male and female athletes were not treated equally.
which evidence from the text best supports this inference?
choose 1 answer:
a \billie jean king, one of the best womens tennis players, decided to disprove riggs by agreeing to play him.\
b \she played for something bigger: to show that women deserved the same respect and opportunities as men, especially in sports.\
c \the big match was called the battle of the sexes, and it remains one of the most-watched sporting events in history.\
d \king won the match without losing a single set to riggs, showing that women are strong and talented athletes.\
attribution

Explanation:

To support the inference that male and female athletes were not treated equally before the "Battle of the Sexes", we need evidence about unequal treatment. Option A is about King agreeing to play Riggs, not about inequality. Option C is about the match's popularity, not inequality. Option D is about King's victory, showing women's talent but not inequality. Option B states King played to show women deserved the same respect and opportunities as men in sports, implying they didn't have them before, so it supports the inference.

Answer:

B. "She played for something bigger: to show that women deserved the same respect and opportunities as men, especially in sports."