An island has 12 fur seal rookeries​ (breeding places). To estimate the fur seal pup population in Rookery​ A, 4746 fur seal pups were tagged in early August. In late​ August, a sample of 500 pups was​ observed, and 182 of these were found to have been previously tagged. Use a proportion to estimate the total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A. the estimated total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A is________

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An island has 12 fur seal rookeries​ (breeding places). To estimate the fur seal pup population in Rookery​ A,

4746
 

fur seal pups were tagged in early August. In late​ August, a sample of

500
 

pups was​ observed, and

182
 

of these were found to have been previously tagged. Use a proportion to estimate the total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A.

 

the estimated total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A is________

 

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