SOLUTION: use a proportion to determine the number of trout in a lake, a conservationist catches 112 trout, tags them and returns them to the lake. Later, 82 trout are caught, and 32 of the

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Question 183371This question is from textbook Survey of Math
: use a proportion to determine the number of trout in a lake, a conservationist catches 112 trout, tags them and returns them to the lake. Later, 82 trout are caught, and 32 of them are found to be tagged. How many trout are in the lake? This question is from textbook Survey of Math

Answer by user_dude2008(1862) About Me  (Show Source):
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112/x=32/82


112=(32/82)x


112(82/32)=x


Answer: x=287...287 trout in lake