SOLUTION: A conservationist catches 890 deer, tags them and lets them go. Later, 356 deer are caught; 178 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?

Question 296250: A conservationist catches 890 deer, tags them and lets them go. Later, 356 deer are caught; 178 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A conservationist catches 890 deer, tags them and lets them go.
Later, 356 deer are caught; 178 of them are tagged.
How many deer are in the preserve?
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pop count/caught and tagged = #caught including tagged/#tagged
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Your Problem:
pop count/890 = 356/178
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pop count = 890(356/178)
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pop count = 1780 deer
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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