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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 bears included only 2 tagged bears. What is the conservationist’s estimate of the size of the bear population?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = estimated no. of bears
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\n" ); document.write( "Using ratio:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"50%2F2\"$ = $\"x%2F100\"$
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 50*100
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5000/2
\n" ); document.write( "x = 2500 bears \n" ); document.write( "

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