Question

1. the table shows the number of male and female college students who played collegiate basketb and collegiate soccer in the united states in a recent year.

	collegiate soccer	collegiate basketball
male	37,240	31,863
female	36,523	28,002

a. find the probability that a randomly selected collegiate soccer player is female.
b. find the probability that a randomly selected male student is a collegiate basketball player.

Explanation:

Part a:

Step 1: Find total soccer players

Sum male and female soccer players: \( 37240 + 36523 = 73763 \)

Step 2: Calculate probability

Probability = Female soccer / Total soccer = \( \frac{36523}{73763} \approx 0.495 \)

Part b:

Step 1: Find total male players

Sum male soccer and basketball: \( 37240 + 31863 = 69103 \)

Step 2: Calculate probability

Probability = Male basketball / Total male = \( \frac{31863}{69103} \approx 0.461 \)

Answer:

s:
a. \(\approx 0.495\)
b. \(\approx 0.461\)