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A zoologist tagged and released 300 fish into a lake. A few days later, 52 fish were taken at random locations from the lake and 3 of them were found to be tagged. Approximately how many fish are there
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A zoologist tagged and released 300 fish into a lake. A few days later, 52 fish were taken at random locations from the lake and 3 of them were found to be tagged. Approximately how many fish are there in the lake?

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I think it is 251 because there werre 300 fish. 52 fish were taken. So 300-52=248. 248+ the 3 that were found is 251

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