SOLUTION: 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 po

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Question 883712: 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?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Proportion. The size is some unknown population, p. The 50 tagged bears caught and released were assumed dispersed uniformly into the entire population.

50%2Fp=2%2F100
Solve for p.