10/180 = 67/x
10x = 12,060
x = 1206
Chris C.
asked • 10/18/16Word Problem
A regional forestry division wanted to estimate the number of deer in a particular national park. They caught and tagged 67 deer and released them back into the park. Later they selected a sample of 180 deer. Of the 180 deer, 10 were tagged. Assuming that the proportion of tagged deer in the sample holds for all deer in the forest, what is the best estimate of the number of deer in the park?
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