Question

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 school’s 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.

Answer 1

Answer: a trade off

Explanation:

A trade-off (or tradeoff) is regarded as a situational decision which occurs when one loses a particular thing in order to gain something else.

A trade off is regarded as a form of compromise. An increase in a particular thing brings about a decrease in something else. The fact that Samira may miss out on a scholarship opportunity by staying on the freshman team illustrates trade-off.