SOLUTION: To determine the size of a​ park's moose​ population, naturalists catch 63 ​moose, tag​ them, and then set them free. Months later 20 moose are​ c

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Question 1126716: To determine the size of a​ park's moose​ population, naturalists catch
63 ​moose, tag​ them, and then set them free. Months later
20 moose are​ caught, of which 15 have tags. Estimate the size of the moose population.
Answer by ikleyn(52848) About Me  (Show Source):
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For solving such problems, the proportion is usually used


63_moose%2Fall_moose = 15_moose%2F20_moose,   or


63%2Fx = 15%2F20.


From this proportion, find x = %2863%2A20%29%2F15 = %2863%2A4%29%2F3 = 21*4 = 84.

Answer.   The estimate is  84  moose.

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