document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=625375>Question 625375</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please help me with the rational expression please?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to determine the number of deer in a game reserve, a conservationist catches 658 deer, tags them and lets them loose.  Later, 724 deer are caught, 182 of them are tagged.  how many deer are in the preserve? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a proportion problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tagged deer : untagged deer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "182:724 :: 658: ???<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = <b>2617 deer</b><BR>\n" );
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