Team A is trailing Team B by 18 points. Based on this excerpt, in which of the following situations would Team A be most likely to turn around the game? (A) Team A is male, and there are 10 minutes left to play. B Team A and Team B are both coed, and there are two minutes left to play. C Team A is female, and there are 20 minutes left to play. D Team A is female, and there are five minutes left to play. Males insisted that the winning player or team was the more effective in dealing with difficult situations and using strategies. Although females agreed that skill was essential, women attributed the ability to win, in part, to luck. This may explain some of the differences in how men and women play sports. Data was collected on 2,400 collegiate and professional men's and women's basketball games. The researchers found that men's teams were more likely to come from behind to win and women's teams were not.

To determine in which situation Team A would be most likely to turn around the game, we need to analyze the provided options in the context of the information given about male and female teams' performance in sports. 1. **Team A is trailing by 18 points**: This is a significant deficit, and the likelihood of a comeback depends on the time left and the gender dynamics in sports performance. 2. **Analysis of Options**: - **(A)** Team A is male, and there are 10 minutes left to play. - Males have been found to be more effective in coming from behind, and 10 minutes is a reasonable amount of time to make a comeback. - **(B)** Team A and Team B are both coed, and there are two minutes left to play. - Two minutes is a very short time to overcome an 18-point deficit, regardless of gender. - **(C)** Team A is female, and there are 20 minutes left to play. - While 20 minutes is a good amount of time, the data suggests that female teams are less likely to come from behind. - **(D)** Team A is female, and there are five minutes left to play. - Five minutes is also a short time frame, and again, female teams are less likely to come from behind. 3. **Conclusion**: Given the information that male teams are more likely to come from behind and considering the time left in each scenario, the most favorable situation for Team A to turn around the game would be: **(A) Team A is male, and there are 10 minutes left to play.** This option provides both a gender advantage in terms of comeback capability and a sufficient amount of time to potentially close the gap.