Problema Solution
5. To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 328 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 675 deer are caught, 225 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?
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Total population/caught : x/328
Total Tagged population/tagged caught: 675/225
so equation becomes
x/328=675/225
x=(675*328)/225
x=984 Are the preseverd deers.