document.write( "Question 149130: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve,a man catches 715 deer, tags them and lets them loose,later, 312 of them are caught, 156 of them are tagged. How many of them are in the preserve? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #109393 by checkley77(12844) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 156/312=715/x \n" ); document.write( "156x=312*715 \n" ); document.write( "156x=223,080 \n" ); document.write( "x=223,050/156 \n" ); document.write( "x=1,430 is the estimated number of deer in the preserve. \n" ); document.write( " |