In a capture-recapture study, a biologist tagged and released 330 deer. A month later she captured 40 deer, 10 of which had tags. About how many deer were in the population?

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I think that there should be 320 tagged deer in the population

A ratio shows us the number of times a number contains another number. The total population of the deer after a month was 1320.

What is a Ratio?

A ratio shows us the number of times a number contains another number.

When the deer were recaptured 10 out of the 40 deers were tagged therefore, the ratio of the tagged deers to the total population of the deers is 10/40. Thus, we can write the total population of the deer as,

[tex]\dfrac{\text{Tagged Population}}{\text{Total Population}} = \dfrac{10}{40}\\\\\\\dfrac{330}{\text{Total Population}} = \dfrac{10}{40}\\\\\\\text{Total Population} = \dfrac{330 \times 40}{10} = 1320[/tex]

Thus, the total population of the deer after a month was 1320.

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