SOLUTION: 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

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: 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?
This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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2/100=50/x
2x=5,000
x=5,000/2
x=2,500 is the estimated number of bears.