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Real World Graduation: Question 37

by Edward Posted: Sunday, 7/1/2018

RealWorldGraduation_Question_37   <– PDF

The San Diego Chargers are scheduled to play the Washington Redskins in a regular-season NFL game. If the Redskins are favored to win by 9 points (this is known as the “point-spread”), it is because:

a) A team of reputable football experts have analyzed the respective player’s abilities, and the majority of them have concluded that the Redskins are a better team, and will probably win by about 9 points.

b) A team of reputable football experts analyzed the respective coaching strategies, and a majority of them have concluded that the Redskins will probably win by about 9 points.

c) A team of football experts analyzed the health status of the most important players on both teams, and a majority of them have concluded that the Redskins will probably win by about 9 points.

d) The politicians and bureaucrats in Washington are using their influence to intimidate the Chargers players, which usually helps the Redskins by about 9 points.

e) Some combination of a), b), and c)

(The answer is on p. 2 of the PDF.)

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