Maya wants to find an estimate for the number of ants in a colony.
She catches 50 ants from the colony and marks each one with a dye.
She then returns the ants to the colony.
A week later, Maya catches another 50 ants.
10 of these ants are marked with the dye.
Work out an estimate for the number of ants in the colony.
Write down an assumption you have made.
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