Suppose that in the experiment of Exercise 37, 10 of the previously tagged fish were collected on

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Suppose that in the experiment of Exercise 37, 10 of the previously tagged fish were collected on February 1. What would be the estimate of the fish population?


Data from in Exercise 37

Biologists tagged 500 fish in a lake on January 1. On February 1, they returned and collected a random sample of 400 fish, 8 of which had been previously tagged. On the basis of this experiment, how many fish does the lake have? 

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Intermediate Algebra

ISBN: 9780134895987

13th Edition

Authors: Margaret Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis

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