Question

An island has 12 fur seal rookeries (breeding places). To estimate the fur seal pup population in Rookery A, 6269 fur seal pups were

tagged in early August. In late August, a sample of 1100 pups was observed, and 221 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.)

Answer 1

Answer: We can use a proportion to estimate the total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A. Let x be the total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A. Then we have:

6269/x = 221/1100

Cross-multiplying, we get:

221x = 6269 * 1100

Dividing both sides by 221, we get:

x = 6269 * 1100 / 221

Simplifying, we get:

x = 31,245.25

Rounding to the nearest whole number, we get:

x ≈ 31,245

Therefore, the estimated total number of fur seal pups in Rookery A is 31,245.

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