One out of 37 high school ball players play college ball. one out of 22 college players play professional ball. what fraction of high school players play professional ball?
1/37 * 1/22 = ?
one out of 37 plays
To find the fraction of high school players who play professional ball, we need to multiply the fractions of high school players who play college ball and the fraction of college players who play professional ball.
The fraction of high school players who play college ball is 1/37, which means that out of 37 high school ball players, only 1 goes on to play college ball.
The fraction of college players who play professional ball is 1/22, meaning 1 out of 22 college players advances to the professional level.
To find the fraction of high school players who play professional ball, we multiply these two fractions:
(1/37) * (1/22) = 1/814
Therefore, the fraction of high school players who play professional ball is 1/814.