Question

read the scenario.
samira is a freshman basketball player who hopes to go to college on a basketball scholarship. she is offered the chance to play on her schools varsity basketball team, which plays in tournaments during holiday breaks. samira usually spends her breaks working at the local hardware store. after careful consideration, samira decides to stay on the freshman basketball team and keep working over breaks.

the fact that samira may miss out on a scholarship opportunity by staying on the freshman team illustrates
○ a cause.
○ minor consequences.
○ a tradeoff.
○ unexpected risk.

Explanation:

A tradeoff refers to sacrificing one benefit or opportunity to gain another. Samira chose to keep working and stay on the freshman team, but in doing so, she gives up the potential scholarship opportunity from the varsity team, which fits the definition of a tradeoff. A cause would be a factor leading to an outcome, this is not the case here. The missed scholarship is not a minor consequence as it aligns with her main goal of a college basketball scholarship. It is also not an unexpected risk, as she considered the choice carefully, so the potential loss was foreseeable.

Answer:

a tradeoff.