SOLUTION: In a capture-recapture study, a biologist tagged and released 320 deer. A month later she captured 40 deer, 20 of which had tags. About how many deer were in the population?

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Question 962363: In a capture-recapture study, a biologist tagged and released 320 deer. A month later she captured 40 deer, 20 of which had tags. About how many deer were in the population?
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