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document.write( "To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 788 deer, tags them and lets them loose.  Later, 348 deer are caught, 174 of them are tagged.  How many deer are in the preserve?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "_________ deer are in the preserve?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93261 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=93261\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 174/348=788/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "174x=274,224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=274,224/174<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1,576 is the estimated size of the herd. </SPAN>\n" );
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