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Question 12

Anya wants to estimate the number of beetles in a woodland area.

She catches a sample of 25 beetles, marks them and releases them back into the woodland.

The next week, she takes a second sample of 40 beetles.

5 of these beetles have been marked.

a.

Work out an estimate for the number of beetles in the woodland.

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b.

Write down an assumption you have made.

[1]

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