SOLUTION: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a consevationist catches 659 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 712 deer are caught; 178 of them are tagged. How many d
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Question 363480: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a consevationist catches 659 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 712 deer are caught; 178 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!
178/712=659/x cross multiply.
178x=712*659
178x=469,208
x=469,208/178
x=2,636 estiated number of deer in the preserve.
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