document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883712>Question 883712</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Conservationists captured, tagged, and released 50 bears. One year later, a random sample of 100 bears included only 2 tagged bears. What is the 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 #533706 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=533706\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Proportion.  The size is some unknown population, p.  The 50 tagged bears caught and released were assumed dispersed uniformly into the entire population.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for p. </SPAN>\n" );
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