If a person drives 4000 miles in 8 months how many miles


1. St. Paul Island in Alaska has 12 fur seal rookeries (breeding places). In 1961, to estimate the fur seal population in the Gorbath rookery, 4963 fur seal pups were tagged in early August. In late August, a sample of 99 pups was observed and 218 of these were found to have been previously tagged. Estimate the total number of fur seal pups in this rookery. Set up a proportion first and then solve. (round to nearest whole number if necessary).

2. If a person drives 4,000 miles in 8 months, how many miles will that person drive every 2 years? Set up a proportion first and then solve.

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