document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1193840>Question 1193840</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> With a view to estimating how many fish there are in a big lake, 25,000 fish are tagged and then released. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "After some time 20,000 fish are captured and it is found that 50 of them are tagged. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Give an estimate of the number of fish in the lake.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50/20000= 1/400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25000 * 1/400= 10 000 000\r<BR>\n" );
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