{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "A biologist wants to calculate the number of fish in a lake. On May 1 she catches a random sample of 60 fish, tags them, and releases them. On September 1 she catches a random sample of 70 fish and finds that 3 of them are tagged. To calculate the number of fish in the lake on May 1, she assumes that $25\\%$ of these fish are no longer in the lake on September 1 (because of death and emigrations), that $40\\%$ of the fish were not in the lake May 1 (because of births and immigrations), and that the number of untagged fish and tagged fish in the September 1 sample are representative of the total population. What does the biologist calculate for the number of fish in the lake on May 1?\n___\nLeading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is `34`, then input `034`. Full credit goes to [MAA](https://maa.org/) for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the [AOPS](https://artofproblemsolving.com/) website.", "description_html": "<p>A biologist wants to calculate the number of fish in a lake. On May 1 she catches a random sample of 60 fish, tags them, and releases them. On September 1 she catches a random sample of 70 fish and finds that 3 of them are tagged. To calculate the number of fish in the lake on May 1, she assumes that <span class=\"katex--inline\">25\\%</span> of these fish are no longer in the lake on September 1 (because of death and emigrations), that <span class=\"katex--inline\">40\\%</span> of the fish were not in the lake May 1 (because of births and immigrations), and that the number of untagged fish and tagged fish in the September 1 sample are representative of the total population. What does the biologist calculate for the number of fish in the lake on May 1?</p>&#10;<hr><p>Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is <code>34</code>, then input <code>034</code>. Full credit goes to <a href=\"https://maa.org/\">MAA</a> for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the <a href=\"https://artofproblemsolving.com/\">AOPS</a> website.</p>", "hints_md": "", "hints_html": "", "editorial_md": "", "editorial_html": "", "flag_hint": "", "point_value": 4, "problem_name": "1990 AIME Problem 6", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/90_aime_p07", "prev": "/problem/90_aime_p05"}}