document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1036882>Question 1036882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fisheries research team tagged 100fish in the lake.later they caughtb260fish and found that 13were tagged.Estimate the total  number of fish in the lake. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #651579 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=651579\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If n represents the total amount of fish in the lake; then the representative sample is 100/n.  If 13 fish out of 260 caught fish are tagged, then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100/n=13/260;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13n=26000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=2000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are approximately 2000 fish in the lake!!!!!!!!!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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