document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117768>Question 117768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Researchers marked and released 36 pike in a pond. Later they counted 20 pike, 12 of which were marked. Estimate the pike population. Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The ratio of marked to unmarked pikes is 12:8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total no. of marked pikes in the pond is 36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the total no. of unmarked pikes in the pond be 'x'.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of marked pikes to unmarked pikes is constant.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36%2Fx+=+12%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36%2Fx+=+12%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+36%2A8%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+36%2A8%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, total population of pikes = marked + unmarked pikes = 36 + 24 = 60. </SPAN>\n" );
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