document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201086>Question 201086</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bear population. To estimate the size of the bear<BR>\n" );
document.write( "population on the Keweenaw Peninsula, conservationists<BR>\n" );
document.write( "captured, tagged, and released 50 bears. One year later, a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "random sample of 100 bears included only 2 tagged bears.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the conservationist’s estimate of the size of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bear population? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #151360 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=151360\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 50/X=2/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X=50*100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2X=5,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=5,000/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=2,500 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF BEARS. </SPAN>\n" );
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