Gary H.
asked • 05/17/21500 racoons were caught. Please provide a good explanation for this problem
1.500 racoons were caught. They were released after being
vaccinated against rabies. To estimate the raccoon population in the area,
40 were caught during the summer, and only 15 had tags. Estimate the raccoon population.
What would you use the E(x) = ra / n formula? Please provide a good explanation for this problem.
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500/x = 15/40
Solve for x, the estimated raccoon population.
Gary H.
Hi, thank you but could you explain in detail? I'm confused as to why you would have to use this formula in this problem. Also, the answer is supposed to be 1333.
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05/17/21
Gary H.
Also where did you get the 1500 from?
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05/17/21
Philip P.
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OK, in the problem description you wrote 1.500 and I read that as 1500. I corrected it to 500 and when you solve the above ratio for x you'll get 1333. The idea of a sample is that the ratio of vaccinated raccoons (15) to total raccoons in the sample (40) is about the same as the ratio of all vaccinated raccoons (500) to the total racoon population (x):
15/40 = 500/x
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05/18/21
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Mark M.
What does that formula determine?05/17/21