Safur wants to estimate the number of deer in a forest.
He catches a sample of 40 deer, tags them and releases them back into the forest.
The following week, he takes a second sample of 40 deer.
5 of these deer have been tagged.
Work out an estimate for the number of deer in the forest.
Write down an assumption you have made.
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