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A scientist was studying a population of elephants. The first year, he counted a population of 80. Over the next eight years, the population’s numbers were 94, 100, 103, 110, 125, 120, 125, 120. The population never exceeded 125. What is the carrying capacity for this population?

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its C. 125 just took the quiz

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The carrying capacity of this population would be 125. We know this because we see that this number occurs multiple times and seems to be the tipping point after which the number of the population always goes down. With that said, we can make the inference that the carrying capacity probably is 125. 
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