document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "

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50/x=2/100
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\n" ); document.write( "2x=5,000
\n" ); document.write( "x=5,000/2
\n" ); document.write( "x=2,500 is the estimated number of bears.
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