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Part of the population of 6,000 elk at a wildlife preserve is infected with a parasite. A random sample of 50 elk shows that 9 of them are infected. How many elk are likely to be infected?
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Part of the population of 6,000 elk at a wildlife preserve is infected with a parasite. A random sample of 50 elk shows that 9 of them are infected. How many elk are likely to be infected?

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Based on the sample, the probability of an elk being infected is 2/50. Multiply this by the number of elk: 2/50(6000) = 240

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