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\n" ); document.write( " 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?\r
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2/100=50/x
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\n" ); document.write( "x=2,500 is the estimated number of bears. \n" ); document.write( "

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