SOLUTION: Park rangers catch, tag, and release 200 tule elk back into a wildlife refuge. Two weeks later they observe a sample a sample of 150 elk, of which 5 were tagged. Assuming that the
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Question 662297: Park rangers catch, tag, and release 200 tule elk back into a wildlife refuge. Two weeks later they observe a sample a sample of 150 elk, of which 5 were tagged. Assuming that the ratio of tagged elk in the sample holds for all elk in the refuge, how many elk are there in the park? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Park rangers catch, tag, and release 200 tule elk back into a wildlife refuge.
Two weeks later they observe a sample a sample of 150 elk, of which 5 were tagged.
Assuming that the ratio of tagged elk in the sample holds for all elk in the refuge, how many elk are there in the park?
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Let e = number of Elks in the park
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5e = 150*200
5e = 30000
e = 30000/5
e = 6000 elk in the park
