document.write( "Question 603938: a ranger wants to figure out how much deers are in a forrest, he caught 228 deers, tagged them and release them. then he caught 89 deers, 85 of those were tagged. what is the total number of deers in the forrest? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #380886 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 
\n" );
document.write( "Hi,
\n" );
document.write( "Let x represent the total number of deers in the forrest\r
\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "he caught 228 deers, tagged them and release them. then he caught 89 deers, 
\n" );
document.write( "85 of those were tagged. \r
\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "   | Cross Multiplying to solve
\n" );
document.write( "  85x = 89·228
\n" );
document.write( "    x = 89·228 / 85
\n" );
document.write( "      \n" );
document.write( "

\n" );