Problema Solution
A game warden catches,tags,and then releases 15 zebras. A month later, a sample of 20 zebras is collected and 6 of them have tags. Use this information to estimate the size of the zebra population in that area.
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Set up a proportion, then solve:
6/20 = 15/X
6X = 15*20
X = 15*20/6
X = 50