Chapter 8.1, Problem 7P

To determine

To find the number of flamingos in the entire flock.

Answer to Problem 7P

The entire flock has $12,500$ flamingos.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The KWildlife Service banded $600$ birds. At a later time, they caught $1000$ birds and found that $48$ were banded.

Calculation :

The flamingos in the entire flock can be calculated by:

  $\begin{array}{l}\frac{y_1}{x_1}=\frac{y_2}{x_2}\\ \frac{1000}{48}=\frac{y_2}{600}\\ y_2=\frac{1000\times 600}{48}\\ y_2=12,500\end{array}$

Hence, the entire flock has $12,500$ flamingos.