SOLUTION: To determine the number of deer in the game preserve,a conservationist catches 407 deers, tags them and let them lose. Later, 856 deer are caught; 214 of them are tagged. How many

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Question 537550: To determine the number of deer in the game preserve,a conservationist catches 407 deers, tags them and let them lose. Later, 856 deer are caught; 214 of them are tagged. How many deers are in the preserved?
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The answer assumes the ratio of tagged deer to deer remains the same.


407%2Fx+=+214%2F856


Cross multiply.


214x=348392


Divide both sides by 214


x+=+1628

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