Researchers capture and mark 43 squirrels in a park. The next week, researchers capture 50 squirrels and 38 of them are marked f

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rom the previous month. Estimate the squirrel population in the park.

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Vlada [557] · Answer 1 · 2023-07-12T15:05:08+03:00

The question is an illustration of sample and population, and the estimate of the population of squirrel in the park is 55

<h3>How to determine the population of squirrel?</h3>

The given parameters are:

Marked squirrels = 43

Captured squirrels = 50

Of the 50 captured squirrels, 38 are from the marked squirrels.

This means that the number of unmarked squirrels is:

Unmarked = 50 - 38

Evaluate

Unmarked = 12

The population of the squirrel is then calculated using:

Population = Marked + Unmarked

So, we have:

Population = 43 + 12

Evaluate the sum

Population = 55

Hence, the estimate of the population of squirrel in the park is 55