document.write( "Question 400700: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 300 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 300 deer are caught, 165 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #283707 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 300 \n" ); document.write( " deer, tags them and lets them loose. \n" ); document.write( " Later, 300 deer are caught, 165 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Write a ratio equation: let d = actual number of deer: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "165d = 300 * 300 \n" ); document.write( "165d = 90000 \n" ); document.write( "d = \n" ); document.write( "d = 545 deer \n" ); document.write( " |