To find out how many wolves lived in the valley, scientists put tracking devices on 68 wolves. Later that month, the scientists

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To find out how many wolves lived in the valley, scientists put tracking devices on 68 wolves. Later that month, the scientists

counted 1,032 wolves in the valley and found that 24 of them wore tracking devices. Which BEST estimate the total number of wolves that lived in the valley?
a. 70,176
b. 2,924
c. 1,632
d. 24,768

Mathematics

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morpeh [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-20T17:52:23+03:00

morpeh [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

b. 2,924

Step-by-step explanation:

Write and solve a proportion.

24 / 1032 = 68 / x

24x = 70176

x = 2924