Question

A high school football team arrives to practice one day to find that all of their equipment is missing. The coach wants to make sure he has considered every possibility before he the principal. Which of the following pieces of evidence would be relevant to help explain what happened to the equipment?

a. The school board has instituted budget cuts to the football program.b. Many of the players' parents have raised concerns over the potential for head injuries in contact football.c. The football team often exchanges pranks with their biggest rival, a high school team from the next town.d. The equipment has failed a recent safety inspection.

Answer 1

d. The equipment has failed a recent safety inspection.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given scenario where the equipment of the football team got missing, the coach will need to come up with a valid reason that will adequately explain disappearance of all the team's equipment.

The other options given may account for some of the equipment being missing, but the only option that will easily result in all equipment being missing is: The equipment has failed a recent safety inspection.

In this case the whole of the equipment will need to be confiscated and the the school asked to get better equipment as this is a serious safety concern