The estimated population of the sea turtles for that location is 160 turtles
Let b represent the total turtles in the location.
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- Captured marked turtle = 15
The estimated turtles in sea can be obtained as follow:
Mark in sea / Total in sea = captured marked turtle / Captured turtle
40 / b = 15 / 60
Cross multiply
b × 15 = 40 × 60
b × 15 = 2400
Divide both side by 15
b = 2400 / 15
b = 160 turtles
Thus, the estimated turtles in the sea is 160 turtles
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