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park rangers in yosemite estimared the number of racoons in one hiking area. the rangers tagged 15 racoons in the hiking area. the following week they captured 40 racoons. if the park rangers estimated there were 75 racoons in the area, how many of the captured racoons were tagged?

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User Dbgrman
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Answer:

8 racoons

Explanation:

15/75=1/5 so 1/5 of the racoons are tagged. 1/5 of 40 is 8.

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