3. In order to estimate the number of scorpions living in a region in Caliform
mber of scorpions living in a region in California, Bonnie traps 20
scorpions and marks them with special paint. She releases the scorpions and then
330. Of these, 11 are marked. To the nearest whole number, what is the best estimate
scorpion population?
4. Dr. Chu's research group tagged and released 480 pike for a study of a local lake. Later, they
trapped 490 pike, 42 of which had tags. To the nearest whole number, what is the best estimate
for the pike population?
5. A farmer wanted to know how many rabbits were living in his fields. He marked 150 of them
with tags. A few weeks later, he drove around his fields and found 30 tagged rabbits out of the
300 rabbits he counted. To the nearest whole number, what is the best estimate for the rabbit
population?
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