Question

to estimate the number of bass in a lake,wildlife biologist tagged 50 bass and released them in the lake.later they netted 108 bass and found that 27 of them were tagged. approximately how many bass are in the lake?

Answer 1

You can set up a ratio: \[\frac{ 27 }{ 108 } = \frac{ 50 }{ x }\] this ratio incorporates "x" as the total number of bass in the lake, and it is a solvable value for "x", but it is only an estimate since the concentration of bass in the lake among other fish might not be evenly distributed.

Answer 2

i got 200 how does that sound

Answer 3

You got it! Fantastic! You are a worker, and you should give yourself congratulations.

Answer 4

thak you for your help , appreciate it.

Answer 5

thank*

Answer 6

anytime.