document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363480>Question 363480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a consevationist catches 659 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 712 deer are caught; 178 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #259212 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=259212\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 178/712=659/x cross multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "178x=712*659<BR>\n" );
document.write( "178x=469,208<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=469,208/178<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2,636 estiated number of deer in the preserve. </SPAN>\n" );
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