SOLUTION: There were 886 deer caught and tagged in a conservatory. Later 350 more were caught, out of those 350, 175 were already tagged. How many deer are in the conservatory?
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Question 504592: There were 886 deer caught and tagged in a conservatory. Later 350 more were caught, out of those 350, 175 were already tagged. How many deer are in the conservatory?
I can do math but I am seriously lacking on how to form the equation. I think the equation should look like this; 305/175=886/x. However when I do the math I get a crazy answer. Help.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
175/350:886/n
175n=310100
n=310100/175=1772
There are approximately 1772 deer in the conservatory..
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