SOLUTION: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 375 deer, tags them and lety them loose. Later, 732 deer are caught; 183 of them are tsgged. How many

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Question 617275: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 375 deer, tags them and lety them loose. Later, 732 deer are caught; 183 of them are tsgged. How many deer are in the preserve?
How many deer are in the preserve?
____deer

Answer by stanbon(57967) (Show Source):
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To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 375 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 732 deer are caught; 183 of them are tsgged. How many deer are in the preserve?
How many deer are in the preserve? ____deer
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pop/tagged = captured/tagged when captured
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x/375 = 732/183
x = 375(732/183) = 1500 (population estimate)
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Cheers,
Stan H.