To estimate the number of lizards in a certain region, Sean traps 36 lizards and marks them. He releases these lizards and then later catches 200, 16 of which are marked. What i…

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Rmbits · Answer 1 · 2020-01-20T16:53:07+0000

Answer:

The BEST estimate for the lizard population is 450

Explanation:

Let

x -----> the estimate for the lizard population

we know that

using proportion

$(200)/(16)=(x)/(36)\\\\x=200*36/16\\\\x=450$

therefore

The BEST estimate for the lizard population is 450