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Question: 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?

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In about 70 words, this solution concisely describes how to estimate for population size using algebra. All calculations are provided.

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Out of 100 bears, 2 were tagged. That means, 2% of the sample size was tagged. If we extrapolate that ...

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