SOLUTION: Biologists tagged 135 fish in a lake on January 1. On February​ 1, they returned and collected a random sample of 22 ​fish, 11 of which had been previously tagged. On t

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Question 1113617: Biologists tagged 135 fish in a lake on January 1. On February​ 1, they returned and collected a random sample of 22 ​fish, 11 of which had been previously tagged. On the basis of this​ experiment, approximately how many fish does the lake​ have?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Half of the re-caught fish had tags.


270 fish estimated in the lake.

Answer by ikleyn(52790) About Me  (Show Source):