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21 December, 18:12

While doing research on a lake, biologists tagged 200 walleye. Later, they captured 160 walleye, of which 16 had tags. What is the BEST estimate for the walleye population?

A) 2,000

Eliminate

B) 2,300

C) 2,600

D) 3,000

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  1. 21 December, 21:12
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    2000

    Step-by-step explanation:

    marked walleye counted / total walleye counted

    =

    total marked walleye / estimated walleye population



    16 / 160 = 200/p

    p = 2000
  2. 21 December, 21:53
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    2000

    Step-by-step explanation:

    200x160 = 32000/16=2000
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