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The table shows the results of a biologist who captures and tags lake trout, and then sets them free. What is the trout population in the lake?

A.) About 90
B.) About 340
C.) About 130
D.) About 250

The table shows the results of a biologist who captures and tags lake trout, and then-example-1
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D.) About 250

There is a tagged population of 150 and with the additional recaptures it adds up to 250, do not add the recaptures with tags because they are already counted.
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