SOLUTION: The department of fish and game caught and tagged and released 120 sea turtles into the biscayne bay. later 87 sea turtles were caught 45 of them were tagged.About how many sea tur

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Question 458591: The department of fish and game caught and tagged and released 120 sea turtles into the biscayne bay. later 87 sea turtles were caught 45 of them were tagged.About how many sea turtles are in the bay ?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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45/87=120/n
45n=10440
n=232
There are about 232 sea turtles in the bay..