one out of 43 high school ball players plays college ball.one out of 38 college players plays professional ball. what fraction of high school players plays professional ball?
1/43 * 1/38 = ?
To find the fraction of high school players that goes on to play professional ball, we need to multiply the probabilities of making it from high school to college and from college to the pros.
The probability of making it from high school to college is 1 out of 43, which can be expressed as 1/43.
The probability of making it from college to the pros is 1 out of 38, which can be expressed as 1/38.
To find the overall probability, we multiply the two fractions:
(1/43) x (1/38) = 1/1614
Therefore, the fraction of high school players that plays professional ball is 1/1614.