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document.write( "As part of a conservation effort for a lake, 40 fish are caught, tagged, and then released. Later 80 fish are caught. Four of the 80 fish are found to have tags. Estimate the number of fish in the lake.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion comparing the sample and the population, as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80/4=x/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40*20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=800 fish in the lake<BR>\n" );
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