To determine the number of deer in a game preserve, a conservationist catches 871 deer,tags them and lets them loose. Later 496 deer are caught; 248 of them are tagged. How many deer are in the preserve?

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bahrom7893 · Answer

1119... is that right?

bahrom7893 · Answer

I meant if 496 deers are caught and 248 are tagged, then 496-248=248 are the ones that are not tagged..

bobbyleary · Answer

To determine the new total, you must find the "newly" tagged deer.

496 - 248 = 248

This now must be added to the original amount.

871 + 248 = 1119

bahrom7893 · Answer

but maybe it's just: 871+496 = 1367

anonymous · Answer

I am not sure  which one it would be?

bahrom7893 · Answer

what i mean 248 of them are tagged.. he doesn't say tagged AGAIN, maybe he caught a bunch of untagged deers and tagged them all..

bobbyleary · Answer

Originally there were 871 caught.

The on the second attempt, he caught a random group of 496 deer. 248 of these were already tagged from the past 871, but there are 496 - 248 = 248 new deer in the game preserve. So now add 871 + 248 to get the new total, or 1119.

bahrom7893 · Answer

Bobby, the question doesn't say, were ALREADY tagged.. it says 496 are caught and 248 tagged.. probably our first thoughts were right, i got 1119 the same way, but ughh it's just the wording of the question is stupid..

bahrom7893 · Answer

maybe they still didn't even catch all the deers haha..

bahrom7893 · Answer

but yea prbbly 1119  is correct..

anonymous · Answer

yes 1119 is correct