Marine Biologists Tagged and Released 50 Marlin

question 6

Multiple Choice

Marine biologists tagged and released 50 marlin. Later, fishermen caught 300 marlin, 15 of which had tags. What is the estimate for the number of marlin in the population?

• A) 5,000
• B) 315
• C) 365
• D) 2,500
• E) 1,000

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