SOLUTION: I tried to figure this one out, but I have such a difficult time with word problems. Please help In January, 200 trout were caught, tagged, and returned to a lake. Four months l

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Question 320567: I tried to figure this one out, but I have such a difficult time with word problems. Please help
In January, 200 trout were caught, tagged, and returned to a lake. Four months later 150 trout were caught, 5 of which were tagged. If this proportion is representative of the trout in the lake, find the total population.

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We have the ratio:

# of trout total/# tagged = # of trout total (later on)/# tagged (later on)


which means that we have the equation

x%2F200=150%2F5


I'll let you solve the equation.