Asked by Elijah

Randy is starting a beehive so that he can have fresh honey. He decides to check the current population of bees in the hive by marking 160 bees. Later, Randy collects 240 bees and observes that 30 of them are marked. What is the BEST estimate for the bee population?
A 1,200
B 1,240
C 1,280
D 1,300

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use capture–recapture. If M = 160 marked, sample n = 240 with m = 30 marked, then N ≈ M·n/m = 160·240/30 = 160·8 = 1,280.

Answer: C (1,280)