Question

PLEASE HELP ME PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M DYING AND FAILING MATH JUST PLEASE AWNSER THIS

Answer 1

We can set up a proportion to solve this.  9 lions were tagged out of a sample of 50.  This gives us the ratio 9/50 for the first part of the proportion.

For the second ratio, we know 85 lions were tagged out of an unknown population; this gives us 85/x.

Our proportion is

9/50 = 85/x

Cross multiply:

9*x = 50*85

9x = 4250

Divide both sides by 9:

9x/9 = 4250/9

x = 472.222 

To the nearest whole number, this is 472 sea lions.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can set up a proportion to solve this.  9 lions were tagged out of a sample of 50.  This gives us the ratio 9/50 for the first part of the proportion.

For the second ratio, we know 85 lions were tagged out of an unknown population; this gives us 85/x.

Our proportion is

9/50 = 85/x

Cross multiply:

9*x = 50*85

9x = 4250

Divide both sides by 9:

9x/9 = 4250/9

x = 472.222 

To the nearest whole number, this is 472 sea lions.