document.write( "Question 158259: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 386 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 702 deer are caught; 234 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve? \n" ); document.write( "
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234/702=386/X
\n" ); document.write( "234X=702*386
\n" ); document.write( "234X=270,972
\n" ); document.write( "X=270,972/234
\n" ); document.write( "X=1,158 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DEER IN THE PRESERVE.
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