document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=58753>Question 58753</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> . 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 estimate of the size of the 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 #41217 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=41217\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 out of 100 bears = (2/100)(100%)=2% tagged<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tagged by conservationists = 50 bears which represented an estimated 2% of the population = 50/.02=2500 total bear population.<BR>\n" );
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