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A biologist wants to estimate the number of fish living in a lake. She caught 106 fish, tagged each one, and then released them back into the lake. After a few days, she caught 227 fish, and found that 11 of them were tagged. Use a proportion to estimate the number of fish living in this lake.
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Reiny
total number ---- x
106/x = 11/227
11x = 240062
x = 2187.45..
there are appr 2187 fish in the lake
106/x = 11/227
11x = 240062
x = 2187.45..
there are appr 2187 fish in the lake
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