In City Lake, researchers caught, marked, and released 213 bass. Later, they took a sample of 104 bass and found that 13 were marked. Estimate the number of bass in the lake.
A. 1704 bass
B. 520 bass
C. 27 bass
D. 1846 bass

Respuesta :

Answer:

A : 1704

Step-by-step explanation:

13/104 = 213/1704

Answer:

The answer is option A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Divide 104 by 13 to get 8. So there is 1 marked fish in every 8 fish. Multiply 8 by 213 to get the final answer.