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You want to estimate how many fish there are in a pond. Suppose you cature 140 fish, tag them, and throw them back into the pond. After a couple of days, you go back to the pond and capture 420 fish, of which 28 are tagged.

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Answer:

2,100

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to Estimate the number of fish in the pond.

Estimated Number of fish=420 fish*140 fish/28

Estimated Number of fish=58,800/28

Estimated Number of fish=2,100

Therefore the Estimated number of fish in the pond will be 2,100

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The total number of fish in the pond is 2100

Let y represent the total fish in the pond.

Data obtained from the question

  • Tagged fish in pond = 140
  • Captured fish = 420
  • Captured tagged fish = 28
  • Total fish = y =?

The estimated fish in pond can be obtained as follow:

Tagged in pond / Total in pond = captured tagged fish / Captured fish

140 / y = 28 / 420

Cross multiply

y × 28 = 140 × 420

y × 28 = 58800

Divide both side by 28

y = 58800 / 28

y = 2100

Thus, the estimated fish in the pond is 2100

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