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MCQ - 387-13154

Question:

In a certain pond, 50 fish were caught, tagged, and returned to the pond. A few days later, 50 fish were caught again, of which 2 were found to have been tagged. If the percent of tagged fish in the second catch approximates the percent of tagged fish in the pond, what is the approximate number of fish in the pond?

400
625
1,250
625
10,000

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Number of total fish tagged in the pond 50 (from the first catch). In the second catch, 2 out of 50 fishes were tagged - 4%.

The question says that "the percent of tagged fish in the second catch approximates the percent of tagged fish in the pond" meaning that if the pond has x fishes.

0.04x = 50

x =1250

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