SOLUTION: To determine the number of deer in the game preserve,a conservationist catches 407 deers, tags them and let them lose. Later, 856 deer are caught; 214 of them are tagged. How many

Question 537550: To determine the number of deer in the game preserve,a conservationist catches 407 deers, tags them and let them lose. Later, 856 deer are caught; 214 of them are tagged. How many deers are in the preserved?

Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The answer assumes the ratio of tagged deer to deer remains the same.

Cross multiply.

Divide both sides by 214

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