The New Mexico Division of Fish and Wildlife keeps track of the silvery minnow population in the Rio Grande River. They tagged 54 silvery minnows and released them. A week later, they captured 62 silvery minnows, including 12 tagged silvery minnows. What is a good estimate of the silvery minnow population in the Rio Grande River?
There are approximately _________
silvery minnows in the Rio Grande River.
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To estimate the silvery minnow population in the Rio Grande River, we can use a proportion or ratio. We know that 12 tagged minnows were captured out of a sample of 62 minnows. So we can set up the following proportion:
Tagged minnows / Total minnows = Sample size / Total population
Using this proportion, we can find the estimated total population of silvery minnows.
Let's substitute the given values into the proportion:
12 tagged minnows / 62 minnows = 54 tagged minnows / Total population
To find the estimated total population, we can cross multiply and solve for Total population:
(12 tagged minnows * Total population) = (62 minnows * 54 tagged minnows)
Total population = (62 minnows * 54 tagged minnows) / 12 tagged minnows
Total population = 279
Therefore, a good estimate of the silvery minnow population in the Rio Grande River is approximately 279 minnows.
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