document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=124450>Question 124450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I know what the answer is (2252) but I do not know how to get the answer. Will someone show me the steps?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 563 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 924 deer are caught; 231 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve. Thie does not come from a Algebra book. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #91203 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=91203\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X/563=924/231 CROSSS MULTIPLY<BR>\n" );
document.write( "231X=563*924<BR>\n" );
document.write( "231X=520212<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=520212/231<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=2252 NUMBER OF TOTAL DEER IN THE PRESERVE. </SPAN>\n" );
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