document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=604235>Question 604235</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Wildlife biologists catch, tag, and release 90 deer into a wildlife refuge. Two weeks later, they observe a sample of 154 deeer, 77 of which are tagged. Assuming the ratio of tagged deer in the sample is the same as the ratio of tagged deer in the refuge, how many total deer are in the refuge? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #381024 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=flame8855><B>flame8855(424)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=flame8855><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=flame8855><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=381024\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ratio = 77/155<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x be the number of tagged deer in the refuge<BR>\n" );
document.write( "77/155 = x/90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 45<BR>\n" );
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