A researcher tags 20 squirrels in a wood. The next month, she returns to the wood and observes a sample of 12 squirrels, 5 of which are tagged, and a sample of 25 squirrels, 9 of which are tagged. If the two samples are representative of the squirrel population, which is the best estimate of the number of squirrels in the wood?
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35
35
50
50
60
60
75
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The best estimate of the number of squirrels in the wood is 60, as it falls between the two sample sizes and seems to be a reasonable estimate based on the proportions of tagged squirrels in each sample.
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