SOLUTION: to determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a game warden catches 415 deer, tags them, and lets them loose. Later, 140 deer are caught; 28 of them are tagged. Estimate

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Question 119185:
to determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a game warden catches 415 deer, tags them, and lets them loose. Later, 140 deer are caught; 28 of them are tagged. Estimate the number of deer in the preserve.

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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415/X=28/140
28X=415*140
28X=58,100
X=58,100/28
X=2075 IS THE TOTAL ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DEER.