document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1086458>Question 1086458</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Biologists want to know how many fish are in a certain lake. On January 1, they removed 500 fish from the lake and tagged them. On February 1, they returned to the lake and collected a random sample of 400 fish, of which eight had been previously tagged. Based on this experiment, approximately how many fish are in the lake?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%2F500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%2F500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=400%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"400%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28400%2A500%29%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28400%2A500%29%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 50*500 = 25000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/proportions/lessons/Using-proportions-to-estimate-the-number-of-fish-in-a-lake.lesson>Using proportions to estimate the number of fish in a lake</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer by \"josgarithmetic was WRONG until he saw my correct solution; then he corrected his answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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