ICOT- thanks for putting it into a math problem… i guess this proves that high school math is important for the real world (for all of those out there who deny this)
yitzy99- good points. this gives real reasons (besides for the math in ICOT’s post) for why there is such a disparaging difference between numbers of girls and boys. I was wondering if the number of boys going off the derech/not staying yeshivish/dropping out of yeshiva or high school is that much greater than the number of girls doing the same. It seems that boys are more prone to sports/driving accidents. boys are likelier to participate in riskier behavior.. and they do smoke which puts them at a higher risk for certain illnesses…