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Of the 25 fish that Karl caught
from the lake, 7 were trout. The
estimated population of the lake is
6,500 fish. About how many trout
would
you expect to be in the lake?

Respuesta :

rococo908

Answer:

1,820 trout

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up a proportion where x is the number of trout in the lake:

[tex]\frac{7}{25}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{x}{6,500}[/tex]

Cross multiply and solve for x:

25x = 45,500

x = 1820

So, you could expect 1,820 trout to be in the lake.

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