document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=767423>Question 767423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a capture-recapture study, a biologist tagged and released 320 deer. A month later she captured 50 deer, 30 of which had tags. About how many deer were in the population?\r<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 #467650 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=467650\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > deer re-captured, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > had tags.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%2F50=3%2F5=0.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%2F50=3%2F5=0.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=60% of the re-captured deer had tags.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming the same proportion of the entire deer population has tags, the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=320 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"320\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > deer initially tagged and released would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the total number of deer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the entire deer population consists of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > deer,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5=320%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5=320%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=320%2A5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=320%2A5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=320%2A5%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=320%2A5%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That calculates as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=320%2A5%2F3=1600%2F3=533%261%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"320%2A5%2F3=1600%2F3=533%261%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the biologist will estimate it as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=533 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=533\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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