SOLUTION: Can someone please help me with the rational expression please? to determine the number of deer in a game reserve, a conservationist catches 658 deer, tags them and lets them lo

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Question 625375: Can someone please help me with the rational expression please?
to determine the number of deer in a game reserve, a conservationist catches 658 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 724 deer are caught, 182 of them are tagged. how many deer are in the preserve?

Answer by reynard2007(52) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

This is a proportion problem:
tagged deer : untagged deer
182:724 :: 658: ???
182%2F724=658%2Fx
x=%28658%2A724%29%2F182


x = 2617 deer