Tony wants to estimate the number of bees in a beehive.
He catches 100 bees from the hive and marks each one with a dye. He then lets the bees go.
The next day, Tony catches 60 bees from the hive. 15 of these bees have been marked with dye.
A) Using this information, what is a good estimate for the number of bees in a beehive ?
B) Write down any one assumption you have made.

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Answer:

A. 400

B. In two days he catches 145 unique bees, so in four days he will catch 390.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total number of bees is 400 and on the second day, he caught 45 unique bees so the total unique bees are 145.

What is the percentage?

The amount of something is expressed as if it is a part of the total which is a hundred. The ratio can be expressed as a fraction of 100. The word percent means per 100. It is represented by the symbol ‘%’.

Tony wants to estimate the number of bees in a beehive.

He catches 100 bees from the hive and marks each one with a dye. He then lets the bees go.

The next day, Tony catches 60 bees from the hive. 15 of these bees have been marked with dye.

The percentage of the dye bees in the hive will be

[tex]\rm P = \dfrac{15}{60}\\\\P = 0.4 \ or \ 40 \%[/tex]

Let the total number of the bees be x, then the total number of the bees will be

The total number of bees is 400.

The number of unique bees will be

Number of unique bees = 100 + 45

Number of unique bees = 145

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