Question

For a research study, 64 marmots were tagged and set free. Later, the researchers

returned to the site and found 36 tagged marmots out of the 900 marmots they counted. To
the nearest whole number, what is the best estimate for the marmot population?

Answer 1

1067

Explanation:

`(36)/(64) = (600)/( m)`

m=total amount of marmots

cross multiplication-

36×M = 64×600

`(64 * 600)/(36)`

=1066.666667

=1067 marmots