SOLUTION: word problem
to determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 755 deer, tags them and lets the loose. Later , 350 deer are caught; 175 of them are t
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Question 352027: word problem
to determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 755 deer, tags them and lets the loose. Later , 350 deer are caught; 175 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
175/350=1/2 of population is tagged.
755*2=1510 deer are in the preserve.
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Ed
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