One out of 44 high school ball players plays college ball. One out of 23 college players plays professional ball.
What fraction of high school players plays professional ball?
Answer (3)
(1/44) times (1/23) = 1 out of 1,012 does.
( o n e o f 44 ) t im es ( o n e o f 23 ) = 44 1 ⋅ 23 1 = 44 ⋅ 23 1 = 1012 1 ≈ 0.00099 A n s . T h e p ro f ess i o na l ba ll pl a ys 0.00099 o f hi g h sc h oo l pl a yer .
The fraction of high school players who play professional ball is 1012 1 . This is calculated by multiplying the fraction of high school players who play college ball, 44 1 , by the fraction of college players who play professional ball, 23 1 . Therefore, 1 out of 1012 high school players plays professional ball.
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