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A park ranger tags 100 animals. Use a proportion to estimate the total population for the sample. 83 out of 125 animals are tagged

A. 95 animals
B. 142 animals
C. 151 animals
D. 67 animals

User BlackTea
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Answer:

about 150.60241

So 150 (you usually can't round up when dealing with populatio)

Explanation:

83/125=100/x

User Dane Brouwer
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It’s would be C - 151 animals
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