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In order to estimate the number of monkeys living in a certain rain forest, Finn catches 90 monkeys, marks them, and releases them. Later, Finn catches 550 monkeys and notes that 50 of them are marked. To the nearest whole number, what is the best estimate for the monkey population?

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990

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In order to estimate the number of monkeys living in a certain rain forest, Finn catches-example-1
In order to estimate the number of monkeys living in a certain rain forest, Finn catches-example-2
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