Problema Solution

To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationalist catches 456 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 306 deer are caught; 153 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?

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All 456 deers were tagged.

 

the 306 deers caught had 153 tagged which means they were from the original 456 deers. The other 153 are the new ones.

 

so 456+153 =609