SOLUTION: I know what the answer is (2252) but I do not know how to get the answer. Will someone show me the steps? To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist cat

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Question 124450: I know what the answer is (2252) but I do not know how to get the answer. Will someone show me the steps?
To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 563 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 924 deer are caught; 231 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve. Thie does not come from a Algebra book.

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X/563=924/231 CROSSS MULTIPLY
231X=563*924
231X=520212
X=520212/231
X=2252 NUMBER OF TOTAL DEER IN THE PRESERVE.