document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=223179>Question 223179</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bear Population To estimate the size of the bear population on the keweenaw Peninsula conervationists captured , tagges and relesed 50 bears. One year later a random sample of 100 bears inclueded only 2 tagged bears. what is the consercationist's estimate of the size of the  bear population<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #166921 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=166921\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x/50=100/2<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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