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 sampl

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Question 59026: . 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 estimate of the size of the bear population?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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population size / 50 bears = 50 bears/2 tagged bears
pop=(50)^2/2
pop=2500/2
pop=1250 bears
Cheers,
Stan H.