document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=183371>Question 183371</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0555013642/algebrahomeworkh>Survey of Math</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> use a proportion to determine the number of trout in a lake, a conservationist catches 112 trout, tags them and returns them to the lake.  Later, 82 trout are caught, and 32 of them are found to be tagged.  How many trout are in the lake? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #137668 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><B>user_dude2008(1862)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=user_dude2008><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=137668\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 112/x=32/82\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "112=(32/82)x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "112(82/32)=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: x=287...287 trout in lake </SPAN>\n" );
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