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A farmer wants to estimate the number of rabbits on his farm.
On Monday he catches 120 rabbits.
He puts a tag on each rabbit.
He then lets the rabbits run away.
On Tuesday the farmer catches 70 rabbits.
15 of these rabbits have a tag on them.
Work out an estimate for the total number of rabbits on the farm.
You must write down any assumptions you have made.
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Hello can someone help me with this question my assumption is : the population has not changed- no member have joined or left the population , there are no deaths or births.

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Gosborne

Answer:

There is a possibility of births and deaths. This also, informs us of a larger population.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because there are 333% more rabbits without a tag than with one. This giving us the possibility shown above!

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tramserran

Answer:  560 total rabbits

Step-by-step explanation:

Your assumptions are great but you can also add the assumption that the ratio of the rabbits caught on Monday is the same ratio of the rabbits caught on Tuesday.

[tex]\text{Tuesday:}\quad \dfrac{15\ tags}{70\ rabbits}=\dfrac{3\ tags}{14\ rabbits}\ \leftarrow simplified[/tex]

Assumption:

3/14 of the total rabbits on the farm = 120 tagged on Monday

Let r represent the total rabbits on the farm

then (3/14)r = 120

                r = 120(14/3)

                r = 560