document.write( "Question 765514: Park Ranger catch, tag, and release 180 water buffalo into a wildfire refuge. Two weeks later they observe a sample of 120 buffalo. of which 6 are tagged assuming that ratio of tagged buffalo in the sample holds for all the buffalo in the refuge, How many baffalo are there in the park? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #466210 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 180/x = 6/120\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "180*120 = 6x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "21600 = 6x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "21600/6 = x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3600 = x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 3600\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are 3600 buffalo in the park \n" ); document.write( " |