SOLUTION: Bass in a lake are sampled for a particular parasite; 14 of 60 bass have the parasite. Given that there are an estimated18,400 bass in the lake, find the number with parasites. Rou

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Question 1189017: Bass in a lake are sampled for a particular parasite; 14 of 60 bass have the parasite. Given that there are an estimated18,400 bass in the lake, find the number with parasites. Round to the nearest whole number.
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Bass in a lake are sampled for a particular parasite; 14 of 60 bass have the parasite.
Given that there are an estimated18,400 bass in the lake, find the number with parasites.
Round to the nearest whole number.
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Use the proportion


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From the proportion, find  x =  = 4293  (rounded).    ANSWER

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