14 Athletic director: “Members of our sports team included, for the fall season,# ^# J% G# J# I0 [2 k/ K: G" j
80 football players and 40 cross-country runners; for the winter season,8 X$ x: k- {2 e6 M
20 wrestlers and 40 swimmers; for the spring season, 50 track-team7 A/ o% l* c, ?+ i/ w
members and 20 lacrosse players. Each team athlete participates in his7 F- D% b f0 D: x* J1 W, c/ \% `
or her sports five days a week for the whole three-month season, and no* V, o; _# l7 W! P+ ]& U8 t
athlete is on two teams during any one season. Therefore, adding these, w" x7 W. D0 M4 k9 q; n
figures, we find that our team sports program serves 250 different
* u! }# C) P& m( T$ Y individual athletes.”
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In drawing the conclusion, the athletic director fails to consider the relevant
& V* i! _5 w7 X4 Apossibility that6 Q0 N8 {- h8 X- Q: F
& ?: p+ T9 I+ z" d0 X6 g k1 N( Z8 x athletes can be on more than one team in a single season
1 n- H3 B3 ^8 w7 N% c athletes can be on teams in more than one season
?- l3 X. q% P/ V9 i2 H some of the team sports require a larger number of athletes on the team
5 Y6 |9 a' i0 I, g0 z$ F# D than do others
0 N# _ @0 \4 I2 c' o more athletes participate in team sports during one season than during
n4 l. m- I' t+ @' V another
2 G8 P9 y+ n! \, J* X! j0 j an athlete might not participate in everyone of the practice sessions and
, d# T- k1 b+ O athletic contests in his or her sport |