SOLUTION: Bear population. 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

SOLUTION: Bear population. 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

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Question 174062: Bear population. 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 bears included only 2 tagged bears. What is the conservationist�s estimate of the size of the bear population?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
50/x=2/100
2x=50*100
2x=5,000
x=5,000/2
x=2,500 is the estimated number of bears.

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