A Biologist tagged 150 fish from a lake. The Biologist comes back 2 days later & counts 12 tagged fish from a sample of 400 fish. Find the total amount of fish in the lake.

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A Biologist tagged 150 fish

from a lake. The Biologist comes
back 2 days later & counts 12
tagged fish from a sample of 400 fish.
Find the total amount of fish
in the lake.

Mathematics
high-school

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Answer:

5000 Fish in Total

Explanation:

This question assume uniform distribution but , nevertheless

150*(400)/(12) =5000

Yael answered May 15, 2022

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