document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=694445>Question 694445</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's estimate of the size of the bear population?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     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? Let \"x\" be the number in the population. Real population / sample caught = released population / sample caught.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/100=50/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2500 bears<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tagged by conservationists = 50 bears which represented an estimated 2% of the population = 50/.02=2500 total bear population.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Page 437 problem 56 and Page 444 problem 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Problem: 10 pg. 444<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the second problem in this assignment I am asked to solve this equation for y. The first thing I notice is that it is a single fraction (ratio) on both sides of the equal sign so basically it is a proportion which can be solved by cross multiplying the extremes and means.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " This is the proportion set up and ready to solve. I will cross multiply the x and y setting the extremes equal to the means.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-1)*4=(x+3)-(-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y-4=-3x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=-3x-9+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=-3x-5             Divide both sides by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = -3x – 5         Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  4      4     4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = -(3) * x – 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 4       (4)        4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -(3) * x-5         Answer to problem 10 on page 444.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        (4)      4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "IS THIS CORRECT OF THE WORK i PERFORMED SO FAR? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #427932 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=427932\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is the proportion set up and ready to solve. I will cross multiply the x and y setting the extremes equal to the means.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y-1)*4=(x+3)(-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y-4=-3x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=-3x-9+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y=-3x-5 Divide both sides by 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (-3/4)x - (5/4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Corrections made.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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