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Question 329202: I asked this question earlier, but cannot get into my account to see if it was answered. Please help
Bear Population: To esimate the size of the bear population on the Keweenaw Peninsula, conservationnists 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 stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! To estimate the size of the bear population on the Keweenaw Peninsula, conservationnists 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?
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[(population count)/(# caught and tagged)]
= [(# caught including tagged)/(# tagged in 2nd catch)]
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pop # /50 = 100/2
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pop # = 50(50)
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pop# = 2500 bears
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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