Question

total marked whales 10 total whales counted 30 total marked whales counted 4 what is the best estimate for the population of whales

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Based on the information given, we can use a proportion to estimate the population of whales.

The proportion would be:

(total marked whales counted) / (total marked whales) = (total whales counted) / (total population of whales)

In this case, we have:

4 / 10 = 30 / x

Cross multiplying, we get:

4x = 300

Dividing both sides by 4, we find:

x = 75

Therefore, the best estimate for the population of whales would be 75.

Answer 2

10

89
8

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Based on the numbers you provided, it seems there might have been a mistake in the information given. If the total marked whales are 10, the total whales counted are 89, and the total marked whales counted are 8, there is no logical way to determine the best estimate for the population of whales. It could be any number greater than 10, since we know there are at least 10 whales, but we do not have enough information to make a more accurate estimate.