SOLUTION: To determine the number of fish in a lake, a park ranger catches 220 fish, tags them, and returns them to the lake. Later, 72 fish are caught, and it is found that 20 of them are t

Question 1162089: To determine the number of fish in a lake, a park ranger catches 220 fish, tags them, and returns them to the lake. Later, 72 fish are caught, and it is found that 20 of them are tagged. Estimate the number of fish in the lake.
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Use the proportion


     = ,


where x is the unknown number of the fish in the lake.


From the proportion, find x


    x =  = 11*72 = 792.     ANSWER

Solved.

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