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. A biologist estimated that there were 5500 fish in a lake in which 250 fish had been tagged

A ranger collected a sample in which there were 15 tagged fish. Approximately how many
fish were in the sample the ranger collected?

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250 tagged 5500 total = 15 tagged x total x=330 fish were sampled.

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A biologist estimated that there were 5500 fish in a lake in which 250 fish had been tagged. A ranger collected a sample in which there were 15 tagged fish. Approximately how many fish were in the sample the ranger collected?

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