SOLUTION: To estimate the size of the bear population on the Keweenaw Peninsula, conservationists captured, tagged, and released 50 bears. One year later, a random sample of 100 bars include

Question 399561: To estimate the size of the bear population on the Keweenaw Peninsula, conservationists captured, tagged, and released 50 bears. One year later, a random sample of 100 bars included 2 tagged bears. What is the conservationists estimate of the size of the bear population?
Use a porportion to solve
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To estimate the size of the bear population on the Keweenaw Peninsula, conservationists captured, tagged, and released 50 bears. One year later, a random sample of 100 bars included 2 tagged bears. What is the conservationists estimate of the size of the bear population?
Use a porportion to solve
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(pop #)/(orig # tagged) = (# caught include tagged)/(# tagged of those caught)
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(pop #)/50 = 100/2
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pop# = 50*50 = 2500
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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