in a certain pond , 40 fish were caught , tagged , and returned to the pond . a few days later , 40 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 ` s the approximate number of fish in the pond ?
"the percent of tagged fish in the second catch is 2 / 40 * 100 = 5 % . we are told that 5 % approximates the percent of tagged fish in the pond . since there are 40 tagged fish , then we have 0.05 x = 40 - - > x = 800 . answer : b ."
divide(40, divide(2, 40))