document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1006950>Question 1006950</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A biologist catches 41 fish in lake and tags them. She returns and catches a new sample containing 50 fish only 7 of the fish tagged. Based on this ratio, what is the approximate population of fish in the lake ?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " She returns and catches a new sample containing 50 fish only 7 of the fish tagged.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Based on this ratio, what is the approximate population of fish in the lake ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the population of fish in the lake<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total fish to tagged fish relationship<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F41 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F41\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 41 * 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 2050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2050/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x ~ 293, approximately 300 fish in the lake  </SPAN>\n" );
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