Earlier this year, 240 caribou were caught and tagged. In a recent survey, 60 out of 350 caribou that were caught had been tagged. What is the approximate size of the caribou population? Show all work, use proper notation and provide a therefore statement.
Earlier this year, 240 caribou were caught and tagged. In a recent survey, 60 out of 350 caribou that were caught had been tagged. What is the approximate size of the caribou population? Show all work, use proper notation and provide a therefore statement.
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Earlier this year, 240 caribou were caught and tagged. In a recent survey, 60 out of 350 caribou that were caught had been tagged. What is the approximate size of the caribou population? Show all work, use proper notation and provide a therefore statement.
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The total number of caribou tagged (population)
The number of caribou caught this year (sample)
The number of tagged among caribou caught this year (sample)
Let the total number of caribou population size be X .
The proportion of caribou caught in sample be p
The proportion of caribou caught in population be
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