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15 January, 18:46

Robin wants to find out the number of salamanders by a pond near her house. She catches 45 of them, puts a leg band on each salamander, and puts them back by the pond. The next week, she catches 50 salamanders. Of those 50 salamanders, 3 have a leg band. Using this information, what is a reasonable estimate of the number of salamanders by the pond?

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  1. 15 January, 21:42
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    Given:

    1st week: caught 45 salamanders and put leg bands on them

    2nd week: caught 50 salamanders and 3 have leg bands

    3/50 = 0.06 of the salamander population have leg bands.

    45 / 0.06 = 750 total number of salamanders

    45/750 = 0.06 or 6%

    The reasonable estimate of the number of salamanders by the pond is 750 salamanders.
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