In a forest 10 rabbits were caught, tagged with electronic markers, then released. A month later, 10 rabbits were captured in the same forest. Of these 10 rabbits, it was found that 2 had been tagged with the electronic markers. If the percentage of tagged rabbits in the second sample approximates the percentage of tagged rabbits in the forest, and if no rabbits had either left or entered the forest over the preceding month, what is the approximate number of rabbits in the forest?	Choose one
A) 150 B) 70 C) 50 D) 1,500 E) 500
Given that 10 rabbits were caught and tagged in the first sample, and 10 were caught in the second sample of which 2 had tags, then 2/10 approximates the fraction of the population of tagged rabbits in the forest.   Proportion: A/x = C/D   A = rabbits tagged first sample   C/D = the fraction of the population of tagged rabbits in the forest   x = the population of rabbits in the forest   Proportion: 10/x = 1/5   x = (1)(10)(5) = 50. There are approximately 50 rabbits in the forest.   Answer is 50
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In a forest 10 rabbits were caught, tagged with electronic markers, then released. A month later, 10 rabbits were captured in the same forest. Of these 10 rabbits, it was found that 2 had been tagged with the electronic markers. If the percentage of tagged rabbits in the second sample approximates the percentage of tagged rabbits in the forest, and if no rabbits had either left or entered the forest over the preceding month, what is the approximate number of rabbits in the forest?