SOLUTION: A man took a sample of 500 fish on his first try. He then took a second sample of 800 fish with 47 tagged. What is the equation for his sampling of fish?
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Question 1040446: A man took a sample of 500 fish on his first try. He then took a second sample of 800 fish with 47 tagged. What is the equation for his sampling of fish?
Answer by ikleyn(52778) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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See the lesson Using proportions to estimate the number of fish in a lake in this site.
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