SOLUTION: A bobcat population is classified by age into kittens (less than 1 year old) and adults (at least 1 year old). All adult females, including those born the prior year, have a litter

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Question 866794: A bobcat population is classified by age into kittens (less than 1 year old) and adults (at least 1 year old). All adult females, including those born the prior year, have a litter each June, with an average litter size of 3 kittens. The springtime population of bobcats in a certain area is estimated to be 4,500, and the male-female ratio is one. Estimate the number of adults and kittens in the population.
adults
kittens
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Hi

Let A represent the number of Adults

 = (5/2)A = 4500, 

             A = (2/5)4500 = 1800 adults.   kittens = 2700 

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