document.write( "Question 621491: To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 823 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 692 deer are caught; 173 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve? \n" ); document.write( "

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To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 823 deer, tags them and lets them loose.
\n" ); document.write( " Later, 692 deer are caught; 173 of them are tagged.
\n" ); document.write( " How many deer are in the preserve?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let d = actual number of deer
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\n" ); document.write( "Write ratio equation:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d%2F823\"$ = $\"692%2F173\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( "173d = 823 * 692
\n" ); document.write( "173d = 569516
\n" ); document.write( "d = 569516/173
\n" ); document.write( "d = 3,292 deer \n" ); document.write( "

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