document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=476235>Question 476235</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To determine the number of deer in a game reserve, a forest ranger catchers 127 deer, tags them and releases them. Later 189 deer are caught and it is found that 82 of them are tagged. Estimate how many deer are in the game reserve and round the answer to the nearest interger.  I got 293 but I don't think it's right, please assist. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #326553 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ccs2011><B>ccs2011(207)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ccs2011><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ccs2011><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=326553\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The assumption is that the 189 deer represent a random sample of the entire reserve so the proportion of tagged deer in the sample will represent the proportion of tagged deer in the reserve.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The proportion for sample is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=82%2F189 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"82%2F189\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The proportion for reserve is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=127%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"127%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "where x is the estimate of deer in entire reserve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "set them equal to each other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=82%2F189+=+127%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"82%2F189+=+127%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by x on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2882%2F189%29%2Ax+=+127 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2882%2F189%29%2Ax+=+127\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by reciprocal of left side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28189%2F82%29%2882%2F189%29%2Ax+=+127%2A%28189%2F82%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28189%2F82%29%2882%2F189%29%2Ax+=+127%2A%28189%2F82%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28127%2A189%29%2F82 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28127%2A189%29%2F82\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+292.72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+292.72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, you are correct there is about 293 deer. </SPAN>\n" );
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