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Question 1

Beth wants to estimate the number of frogs in a lake.
She catches a sample of 72 frogs, marks them and puts them back in the lake.
Later that day, in a second sample of 72 frogs, she finds that 9 of them are marked.

Write down any assumptions you have made.

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Capture Recapture Questions

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87 exam-style questions on WJEC GCSE Maths Capture Recapture. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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