SOLUTION: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 892 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 312 deer are caught; 156 of them are tagged. How many

SOLUTION: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 892 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 312 deer are caught; 156 of them are tagged. How many

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Question 205170: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 892 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 312 deer are caught; 156 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We have a proportion.
Let x=the number of deer in the preserve.
x/312=892/156
x=1784
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Ed
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