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Part of the population of 5,750 elk at a wildlife preserve is infected with a parasite. A random sample of 50 elk shows that 2 o

f them are infected. How many elk are likely to be infected?

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Marta_Voda [28]4 years ago

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Answer:

230

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{2}{50}$ = $\frac{x}{5750}$

cross multiply->11500=50x

divide both sides by 50 to isolate the variable

230=x

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