SOLUTION: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 386 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 702 deer are caught; 234 of them are tagged. How many

SOLUTION: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 386 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 702 deer are caught; 234 of them are tagged. How many

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Question 158259: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 386 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 702 deer are caught; 234 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
234/702=386/X
234X=702*386
234X=270,972
X=270,972/234
X=1,158 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DEER IN THE PRESERVE.
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