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Question 7

Carlos wants to find an estimate for the number of ants in a colony.

He catches 60 ants from the colony and marks each one with a dye.
He then returns the ants to the colony.

A week later, Carlos catches another 60 ants.
8 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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