Solve the problem.
-To determine the number of fish in a lake, a park ranger catches 240 fish, tags them, and returns them to the lake. Later, 108 fish are caught, and it is found that 30 of them are tagged. Estimate the number of fish in the lake.
A) 67
B) 864
C) 14
D) 777,600

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The park ranger uses a method called "mark and recapture" to estimate the population. The formula for this method is (number of tagged in first catch * total number caught in second catch) / number of tagged caught in second catch = estimated population. So, (240 * 108) / 30 = 864.

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