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Question 13

Beth wants to estimate the number of frogs in a lake.
She catches a sample of 80 frogs, marks them and puts them back in the lake.
Later that day, in a second sample of 80 frogs, she finds that 10 of them are marked.

a.

Work out an estimate for the number of frogs in the lake.

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b.

Write down any assumptions you have made.

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