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Estimate the fur seal pup population in Rookery A 5498 fur seal pups were tagged in early August In late August, a sample of 1300 pups was cbserved and 157 of these were found to have been previously tagged. Use a proportion to estimate the total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A The estimated total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A is Round to the nearest whole number.)

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Answer:

the total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A (a) is  45524

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

in early August (b) = 5498

late August, a sample (c) = 1300

previously tagged (d ) = 157

to find out

the total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A (a)

solution

we will apply here proportion method

that is

a:b :: c :d

a/b = c/d

put all value and find a

a = c/d × b

a = 1300/157 × 5498

a = 45524.84

the total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A (a) is  45524

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