Solve the problem.
-To determine the number of fish in a lake, a park ranger catches 200 fish, tags them, and returns them to the lake. Later, 108 fish are caught, and it is found that 48 of them are tagged. Estimate the number of fish in the
Lake.
A) 1,036,800
B) 26
C) 450
D) 89

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This problem can be solved using the capture-recapture method. The formula to estimate the total population (N) is N = (number of fish in the first catch * total number of fish in the second catch) / number of tagged fish in the second catch. Plugging in the numbers: N = (200 * 108) / 48 = 450.

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