document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199239>Question 199239</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A national forest service wanted to estimate the number of deer in a particular national park. They caught and tagged 71 deer and released them back into the park  Later they selected a sample of 272 deer. Of the 272 deer, 16 were tagged. Assuming that the proportion of tagged deeer in the sample holds for all deer in the forest, what is the best estimate of the number of deer in the park? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Later they selected a sample of 272 deer. Of the 272 deer, 16 were tagged.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Assuming that the proportion of tagged deer in the sample holds for all deer<BR>\n" );
document.write( " in the forest, what is the best estimate of the number of deer in the park?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a ratio equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F71 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F71\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=272%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"272%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x = 71*272<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x = 19312<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=19312%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"19312%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1207 deer, est 1200 deer in the park </SPAN>\n" );
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