Question

Florence is monitoring the population of wild camels in the deserts of Australia. Florence catches 30 camels, tags them, and releases them. A little while later, a helicopter pilot takes an aerial photograph of 840 camels, 14 of which are marked. To the nearest whole number, what is the best estimate for the camel population?

Answer 1

1800

Explanation

Based on the given conditions, formulate:

Cross out the common factor:

Calculate the product or quotient:

Find the closest integer: 1800

Answer: 1800