Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB 2011 Set 4🎓 HS🔄 Round 2#️⃣ Question 2🌟 Bonus✍️ Short Answer

An ichthyologist wants to know the fish population of a pond. She catches 60 fish, tags them, and releases them. Two weeks later, she catches 50 fish and 7 of them have tags. Based on the data, what is the best estimate of the fish population of the pond? Round your answer to the nearest hundred.

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