Question

M H To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 412 deer, tags them and lets them loose. Later, 316 deer are caught, 158 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?​

Answer 1

There are 824 deer in the preserve.

Explanation:

Since to determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 412 deer, tags them and lets them loose, and later, 316 deer are caught, 158 of them are tagged, to determine how many deer are in the preserve you must perform the following calculation:

316 = 100

158 = X

158 x 100/316 = X

50 = X

50 = 412

100 = X

824 = X

Therefore, there are 824 deer in the preserve.