You want to estimate how many fish there are in a small pond. Let's suppose that you first capture n₁ = 600 fish, tag them, and throw them back into the pond. After a couple of days you go back to the pond and capture n₂ = 30 fish of which k = 8 are tagged. Estimate the number of fish in the pond. (Round to the nearest integer.) N=

You want to estimate how many fish there are in a small pond. Let's suppose that you first capture n₁ = 600 fish, tag them, and throw them back into the pond. After a couple of days you go back to the pond and capture n₂ = 30 fish of which k = 8 are tagged. Estimate the number of fish in the pond. (Round to the nearest integer.) N=

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter8: Rational Expressions And Equations

Section8.7: Solve Proportion And Similar Figure Applications

Problem 419E: Heart Rate At the gym, Carol takes her pulse for 10 seconds and counts 19 beats. a. How many beats...

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