Safur wants to estimate the number of deer in a forest.
He catches a sample of 24 deer, tags them and releases them back into the forest.
The following week, he takes a second sample of 24 deer.
6 of these deer have been tagged.
Write down the proportion used to estimate the number of deer in the forest.
Work out an estimate for the number of deer in the forest.
Write down an assumption you have made.
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