Question

An island has 12 fur seal rookeries​ (breeding places). To estimate the fur seal pup population in Rookery​ A, 6048 6048 fur seal pups were tagged in early August. In late​ August, a sample of 1200 1200 pups was​ observed, and 217 217 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 _____________.

Answer 1

Answer: The estimated total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A is 1100.

Explanation:

Let the total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A be 'x'.

Number of fur seal pup population in Rookery A = 6048

if the number of sample pups = 1200

Number of fur seal pups among them = 217

So, Using this proportion, we get that

`(x)/(6048)=(217)/(1200)\\\\x=(6048* 217)/(1200)\\\\x=1093.68`

So, the estimated total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A is 1100.