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Researchers count 30 tagged zebras and 150 total zebras in an area of a game reserve. If researchers had previously tagged 80 total zebras at the game reserve, about how many total zebras live at the game reserve? Write a proportion to estimate the total population.

Answer 1

@devildaughter12

Answer 2

i am going to help but i got to go to lunch

Answer 3

oK

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@jennyrlz
@Agl202

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@iGreen
@BlossomCake

Answer 6

@HELPMEPLZ!!
@HelpMePlease!!!
@help_lol

Answer 7

@fallonbanks ?
@GreenCat ?
@monkeys ?
@pizza4dayz ?
@PizzaLover123 ?

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ill help

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Thanx im desperate

Answer 10

hello

Answer 11

srry my laptop was acting up

Answer 12

400

Answer 13

how did you get that 0.o

Answer 14

seriously how did you get that

Answer 15

12000 divided by 30

Answer 16

where did the 12000 come from?

Answer 17

oh sorry i had this question before

Answer 18

Could you actually explain it so I could understand
Her is the question again


Researchers count 30 tagged zebras and 150 total zebras in an area of a game reserve. If researchers had previously tagged 80 total zebras at the game reserve, about how many total zebras live at the game reserve? Write a proportion to estimate the total population.

Answer 19

renny do you have answer choices?

Answer 20

no you need to right in paragraffs

Answer 21

ah alright then give me a sec to work it out.

Answer 22

i dont rember how to do it i just know the answer

Answer 23

30/150=80/x
this is the proportion

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30x = 12000

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do you know what to do now?

Answer 26

you divide both sides by 30

Answer 27

giving you not 400 but...

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gives you 4000

Answer 29

and pizza we are not allowed to just give out answers ; ;

Answer 30

i knew how you got the number even though it was wrong but i wanted you to explain it :/

Answer 31

4000 because you needed to estimate?