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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 20:39, 16 February 2023
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[hide]Problem
A lake contains trout, along with a variety of other fish. When a marine biologist catches and releases a sample of fish from the lake, are identified as trout. Assume that the ratio of trout to the total number of fish is the same in both the sample and the lake. How many fish are there in the lake?
Solution
Note that So, the total number of fish is times the number of trout. Since the lake contains trout, there are fish in the lake.
~apex304, SohumUttamchandani, wuwang2002, TaeKim, Cxrupptedpat, MRENTHUSIASM
Video Solution by Magic Square
https://youtu.be/-N46BeEKaCQ?t=5308
Video Solution by SpreadTheMathLove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcrktBc8zrM
Video Solution by Interstigation
https://youtu.be/1bA7fD7Lg54?t=260
See Also
2023 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 6 | |
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