Question

You catch, tag, and release 35 fish back into a pond. Then, you catch 70 more fish, 12 of which have tags on them,

What is the best estimate of the number of fish in the pond?
a 100
b 150
c 142
d 204

Answer 1

100

Step-by-step explanation:

70 + 35 is 105 and if the 12 fish were new it would be 117 which is almost 25 away from 142 but 17 away from 100. hope that makes since!

Answer 2

204 d

Explanation: took the test