MATH STINGER #54 
by Dr. Joel C. Fowler 
Assistant Professor of Mathematics 

For a new puzzle suppose that a man wishes to estimate the number of fish in a pond. 
He casts a net into the water and pulls up 30 fish. He then marks these fish with a 
tag and throws them back. After waiting for the marked fish to be randomly 
mixed into the pond population he casts the same net back into the pond 
and pulls in 40 fish of which 2 are marked. Using this information make 
an estimate of the total number of fish in the pond.

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