document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=376180>Question 376180</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To estimate the number of trout in Trout Lake, rangers used the capture-recapture method. They caught, tagged, and released 200 trout. One week later they caught a sample of 150 trout and found that 5 of them were tagged. Assuming that the ratio of tagged trout to the total number of trout in the lake is the same as the ratio of tagged trout in the sample to the number  of trout in the sample, find the number of trout 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 #267630 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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=267630\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 200/x=5/150 cross multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=150*200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=30,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=50,000/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6,000 number of fish in the lake.<BR>\n" );
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