SOLUTION: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 823 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 692 deer are caught; 173 of them are tagged. How many

Question 621491: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 823 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 692 deer are caught; 173 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?
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To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 823 deer, tags them and lets them loose.
Later, 692 deer are caught; 173 of them are tagged.
How many deer are in the preserve?
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Let d = actual number of deer
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Write ratio equation:
=
Cross multiply
173d = 823 * 692
173d = 569516
d = 569516/173
d = 3,292 deer
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