Safur wants to estimate the number of deer in a forest.
He catches a sample of 48 deer, tags them and releases them back into the forest.
The following week, he takes a second sample of 48 deer.
6 of these deer have been tagged.
Work out an estimate for the number of deer in the forest and write down an assumption you have made.
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.