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Question 18

Tarek wants to estimate the number of deer in a forest.

He catches a sample of 60 deer, tags them and releases them back into the forest.

The following week, he takes a second sample of 60 deer.

12 of these deer have been tagged.

a.

Work out an estimate for the number of deer in the forest.

[2]
b.

Write down an assumption you have made.

[1]
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87 exam-style questions on CCEA GCSE Maths Capture Recapture. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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