document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=617275>Question 617275</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 375 deer, tags them and lety them loose. Later, 732 deer are caught; 183 of them are tsgged. How many deer are in the preserve?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many deer are in the preserve?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " ____deer <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many deer are in the preserve? ____deer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "pop/tagged =  captured/tagged when captured<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/375 = 732/183<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 375(732/183) = 1500 (population estimate)<BR>\n" );
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