Using its concept, it is found that there is a 0.91= 91% probability of the next cougar caught being unmarked.
Probability refers to a possibility that deals with the occurrence of random events. The probability of all the events occurring need to be 1.
In this problem, 865 - 173 = 792 cougar out of a total of 792 are unmarked, hence the probability is given by:
p = 792 /865 = 0.91.
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