Question

A biologist tags 25 birds with a band on their foot and lets them go back into the wild. The next year 100 total birds are captured and 5 of them have the foot bands. Enter an estimate of the total bird population. 20

Answer 1

We can estimate a population of 500 birds.

Explanation:

We can estimate the total bird population using a rule of three with the information given:

If we find 5 birds with the foot band among 100 birds captured, how many birds there are in total if inicially we put foot bands in 25 birds?

5 birds with foot band -> 100 birds captured

25 birds with foot band -> X total birds

X * 5 = 25 * 100

X = 25 * 100 / 5 = 500 birds

We can estimate a population of 500 birds.