document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=962498>Question 962498</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Biologists tag 82 fish into a lake.  Later, they return and collect a random sample of 42 fish, of which 14 had been previously tagged.  Approximately how many fish does the lake have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #588115 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=588115\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a Proportion problem.  The ratio of tagged fish to total fish is the same for the sample taken to check and for the whole lake's worth of fish.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(total tagged fish)/( lake population )=(tagged sample)/(total sample)\r<BR>\n" );
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