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Question 1006950: A biologist catches 41 fish in lake and tags them. She returns and catches a new sample containing 50 fish only 7 of the fish tagged. Based on this ratio, what is the approximate population of fish in the lake ? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A biologist catches 41 fish in lake and tags them.
She returns and catches a new sample containing 50 fish only 7 of the fish tagged.
Based on this ratio, what is the approximate population of fish in the lake ?
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let x = the population of fish in the lake
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The total fish to tagged fish relationship =
Cross multiply
7x = 41 * 50
7x = 2050
x = 2050/7
x ~ 293, approximately 300 fish in the lake
