Question

Question #2da35

Answer 1

`150` deer were tagged

Explanation:

We are told that `20%` of `60%` are males older than `4 1/2`
There are 18 of these males.

If the total number of deer is `x`, we can write an equation to show the process:

`20/100 xx60/100 xx x = 18`

Now solve for `x` by isolating it.

`cancel20/cancel100 color(red)(xxcancel100/cancel20) xxcancel60/cancel100 color(blue)(xxcancel100/cancel60)xx x = 18 color(red)(xx100/20) color(blue)(xx100/60)`

`x = cancel18^6 xxcancel100^5/cancel20xxcancel100^5/cancel60^cancel3`

`x = 6 xx5xx5`

`x = 150`