Question

To gather information about the elk population, scientists marked 30 elk. Later, they flew over the area and counted 150 elk, 18 of which

were marked.
To the nearest whole number, what is the best estimate of the elk population?
O 198
O 200
O250
O 280

Answer 1

Answer:1,250

Explanation:

Answer 2

250

Explanation:

We can approximate that the scientists counted
`(18)/(30)=(3)/(5)` of the elk.

So, the best estimate of the elk population is
`150(5/3)=250`.