Of the 50 fish that Jim caught from the lake, 14 were trout. The estimated population of the lake is 7,500 fish. about how many trout would you expect to be in the lake?
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Using the 50 fish that were caught to represent all the fish in the lake, we can set up this proportion:
14 / 50 = x / 7500
Can you finish this?
50x=375000 375000/50=7500
7500 is the answer
