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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Question 196604: 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?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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x/50=100/2
2x=50*100
2x=5,000
x=5,000/2
x=2,500 is the estimated population of bears.