A park ranger calculated that 60% of the deer they tagged were male. Of the male deer that

were tagged, 20% of them were older than 4 years. They tagged 18 male deer that were

older than 4 years. How many deer did they tag?

A

45

They tagged 90 male deer s

Explanation:

Given a park ranger calculated 60% of male deer

Consider the deer they tagged to be x

According to question,

20% of deer were older than 4 years which equals 18

Then, 20% of x = 18

Solving for x,

x = 1800/20

x = 90

So, they tagged 90 male deer