document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=556129>Question 556129</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> to determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 426 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 700 deer are caught; 175 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "later on you catch 700 deer and observe that 175 of them are tagged.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you assume that the ratio of tagged deer to total deer is constant, then you get an equation that says:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "426/x = 175/700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply to get 175x = (426)(700)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by 175 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (426)(700)/(175) which results in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1704<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the estimate of the deer population is 1704 based on this ratio.<BR>\n" );
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