SOLUTION: To estimate the population in a rookery, 4965 fur seal pups were captured and tagged in early August. In late August, 900 fur seal pups were captured. Of these, 218 had been tagged
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Question 608658: To estimate the population in a rookery, 4965 fur seal pups were captured and tagged in early August. In late August, 900 fur seal pups were captured. Of these, 218 had been tagged. Based on these figures, estimate the population of fur seal pups in the rookery to the nearest hundred.
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Round to the nearest 100.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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