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QuestionA biologist tagged 168 fish, then caught 201 fish later, finding 22 tagged. Estimate the total fish using proportions.

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Calculate the total number of fish in the lake.
Totalnumberoffishinlake=168×20122153Total\, number\, of\, fish\, in\, lake = \frac{168 \times201}{22} \approx153There are approximately153 fish living in the lake.

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