Question 1166122
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Use the proportion


    {{{15/x}}} = {{{6/20}}}


saying that tagged zebras are uniformly mixed among the rest of them.


From the proportion, find the total number of zebras, which is under the problem's question


    x = {{{(15*20)/6}}} = 50.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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