SOLUTION: Suppose 100 fish are caught,tagged and released. Two weeks later 40 fish are caught, 5 of which are found have tags. Using this information,estimate the number of fish in the lake?
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Question 355305: Suppose 100 fish are caught,tagged and released. Two weeks later 40 fish are caught, 5 of which are found have tags. Using this information,estimate the number of fish in the lake?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5/40=1/8 of the fish in the lake have been tagged.
100*8=800 fish in the lake.
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Ed
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