document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=168442>Question 168442</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To determine the number of trout in a lake, a conservationist catches 193 trout, tags them and throws them back into the lake.  Later, 24 trout are caught, 12 of them are tagged.  How many trout are in the lake? The ratio of the weight of an object on Mars to the weight of an object on Earth is 0.4 to 1.a) How much will a 13 ton rocket weigh on Mars?b) How much will a 105lb astronaut weigh on Mars? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #124149 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=124149\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All of these problems are similar (ie they use the same methods to find the answer). So I'll do the first one to get you started.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"a conservationist catches 193 trout, tags them and throws them back into the lake. Later, 24 trout are caught, 12 of them are tagged. How many trout are in the lake?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It turns out that we have the following ratio:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Number of Trout     Number of Trout\r\n" );
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document.write( " Number Tagged         Number Tagged\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now simply fill in the information to get \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2824%2F12%29%2A193 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2824%2F12%29%2A193\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 193\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4632%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4632%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=386 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=386\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=386 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=386\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which means that there are 386 trout in the lake. </SPAN>\n" );
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