SOLUTION: Rachel wanted to estimate the fish population of a pond. Initially, she caught 200 fish, tagged them, and released them back into the pond. After two months she caught 450 fish, of

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Question 1116922: Rachel wanted to estimate the fish population of a pond. Initially, she caught 200 fish, tagged them, and released them back into the pond. After two months she caught 450 fish, of which 32 of them were tagged. What is the estimate for the fish population?
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