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 201086: 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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50/X=2/100
2X=50*100
2X=5,000
X=5,000/2
X=2,500 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF BEARS.