SOLUTION: to determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 330 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 356 deer are caught; 178 of them are tagged. How man

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Question 429888: to determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 330 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 356 deer are caught; 178 of them are tagged. How many deers are in the preserve?
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to determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 330 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 356 deer are caught; 178 of them are tagged. How many deers are in the preserve?
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total #/(caught&tagged) = (caught including tagged)/# tagged
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total/330 = 356/178
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total = 330(356/178)
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total = 660
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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