Question

An estimate of the frog population in a certain pond was found by catching 30 frogs, marking them, and returning them to the pond. The next day, 50 frogs were caught, of which 14 had been marked the previous day. Estimate the frog population of the pond.
If the population is P, then

14/50 * P = 30

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